The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
By A. N. Roquelaure & Anne Rice
- Release Date: 1983-03-01
- Genre: Paranormal Romance
Description
Before E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey and Sylvia Day's Bared to You, there was Anne Rice’s New York Times best seller The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty.
In the traditional folktale of "Sleeping Beauty," the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. It is an ancient story, one that originally emerged from and still deeply disturbs the mind's unconscious. In the first book of the trilogy, Anne Rice (author of Beauty's Kingdom), writing as A.N. Roquelaure, retells the Beauty story and probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire. Here the Prince awakens Beauty, not with a kiss, but with sexual initiation. His reward for ending the hundred years of enchantment is Beauty's complete and total enslavement to him . . . as Anne Rice explores the world of erotic yearning and fantasy in a classic that becomes, with her skillful pen, a compelling experience. Readers of Fifty Shades of Grey will indulge in Rice’s deft storytelling and imaginative eroticism, a sure-to-be classic for years to come.
Reviews
Uncomfortable
1By Taliyah SunI didn’t realize the age of the character. Made me incredible uncomfortable and feels so wrong.Disturbing. Less than 1 star if I could
1By Natalie1231Gross. I liked the movie “Interview with a Vampire” and thought because it was by the same author I’d be getting a cool take on a fairytale- not a gross extremist porn novel where the main character is only 15!! I was dumb to buy without looking into what it was about, I just never imagined it would be about this! Don’t buy and save your money. I’m shocked this came from the same author.Horrible
1By Dory...!Not worth it at all, it sick and badly written.I’d give -1000000 if I could. Raping kids is not ok, even in a book.
1By grossed out momRaping a child of 15 is not ok... it doesn’t matter how old the rapist is or how the victim responds after. Romanticizing this is sick. Get help Ann, you are what’s wrong with our world.Garbage
1By tc138Beyond ridiculous. Absolute trash. Don’t get lured by descriptions; save your money.Hot
3By hammysayNot one boring page.Don’t waste your time
1By Beak and luluThis was the worst book I have ever read!!!Disappointed
1By mgrichtmyerStopped reading within the 1st 50 pages. Not into a child being rapes and used and abused as a love slave. Love Anne Rice but could not continue reading it.Disappointed after the first few pages.
1By LLLANNAHNo buildup at all. Couldn’t feel a thing for the first 10 pages. I am glad she feels this is sexually liberating, but it honestly just feels like your usual porn script, fantasy style. No mystery or anything. Really disappointed, since this came from such a famous author.Rape in the very first scene.
1By booklover33331111This book begins with the rape of a minor sleeping beauty. There is no consent. This is not a representation of BDSM and the author should be ashamed of herself.Seriously should have listened.
2By Hayley_knightsI read the reviews before buying this book and I should have listened when people said it is not worth the money. If you aren't into torture porn or hardcore humiliation and sadist fetishism then this book will not be for you. I could barely get to the part I'm at now and I really don't think I'll be able to finish it because I'm so disgusted with it. Biggest waste of money I've had in a long time.Gross!!!!
1By Tchrlady77I couldn't even finish reading this. There is absolutely no redemption in this book, it's all sickening. Save your money.The Claiming of Beauty
5By Avidreader20153086Read this trilogy years ago before 50 Shades of Grey was even thought of and continue to re-read it occasionally. While this book is very dark it is also enthralling. Some people may not like it because of how dark it is but for those who are actually interested in something that doesn't feel as if it is aimed for teens and aren't bothered by rape and slavery in a story it is very good and I would recommend it over 50 Shades of Grey any dayAWEFUL read
1By bellababy16Bought this book last night. Unless you're really into slapping and men getting sodomized with paddles and sticks, it's safe to say you wouldn't find this book worth paying $11 for. I certainly did not. Terribly repetitive with repeated fascinations about spanking, spanking and more spankings. Waste of time and money.Sick& Disgusting
1By TlovkiI can not began to say how awful this book is I could not read it through. I got sick to my stomach reading about a man raping another man. This is simply a book about RAPE and human torture. 50 Shades of Grey can not compare because it had love and it was consensual. I can't believe someone would try to compare these two books. I am about love and happiness, not brutal sexual immorality. Don't buy this sick garbage. If you like this book, think about young innocent children.What Horrific News Stories are Made of
1By JdpacwSpoilers : So let's recap the first few chapters. Prince wakes 15 year old Sleeping Beauty from her coma as he's raping her. He then tells her all she must do for the rest of her life is live only to please him and do everything he asks quickly and without question. He forces the minor to parade through the towns behind his horse, naked (in front of her parents and friends no less) and allows the men of the village to fondle her and watches as she sobs silently in humiliation and fear. At dinner, he forces her - still naked - to eat from the floor like a dog, crawling on her hands and knees to get stuff for him. He has her paddled naked until she has welts in front of the town's men and his soldiers. He forces her to walk always with her hands behind her head or crawling in the ground. And through all of this, she's not a willing, adult participant but a sobbing, terrified, 15 year old child. If this gets you off, you might be a serial killer.Not an enjoyable read, :(
1By TkaklitaLoved Shades of Grey, unfortunately this is not even close to the caliper of it. Tried to be open minded as I kept reading, but just kept getting more and more depressed with the storyline. For me, way too much degradation to enjoy and ended up just skimming the last few chapters since it was just the same thing over an over again. Sorry for the low rating but really not an enjoyable read.Love it
5By MadVillian0912Definitely not for everyone. For me this will be something I continue to read over the span of my life. Anne Rice just has this way of captivating and enthralling her audience in even the most disturbing of times in anything she writes and I fully enjoy each and every journey.Not a children's book!!
5By KJS9575Ok, so i read 50 shades, loved it. Bought this one because of the comparison advertised on the cover, there is no comparison. 1st Rice book I've ever read, i read all 3 beauty books, many times my mouth was hitting the floor in shock and awe and Im no prude!! This book kept me reading. VERY INTENSE READ.. And certainly not ur average fairy tale. Its sleeping beauty on sexual acid an I enjoyed reading all three books!!! Its not for everyone, and it shouldn't have been compared to 50 shades. If u didnt enjoy it and its not ur thing thats fine, some people like to read a story that has a completely different spin on a subject, no need to bash the author or her style of writing. You either like it or u dont. Read it or dont. Not everything is for everybody.
