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Summary: Perfection
Review: This novel was one of the best i have read in a while.Anne takes you inside both of the main characters heads and shows you their viewpoints exactly. It is surely a book you just have to keep turning the pages and never put down..I would recommend this book to everyone.Two thumbs UP!Way to go Anne
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Summary: FUn but Anne can't help being Anne.
Review: I always judge erotica by other criteria than other books. How horny do I get when I read it? Unfortunately this book did nothing for me. The memoirs of a man trying to get jailbait had really nothing more erotic than a rejected Harlequin Romance. Yet the romance angle makes it a fun book with a rather devious plotline. Sadly the whole Hollywood thing makes me gag in memories of thousands of gossip shows with Downtown Julie Brown and no one does any movies in this book which aren't incredibly arty but incredibly awful Eurotrash movies. Very fun
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Summary: A perfect blend of romance and mystery
Review: This book certainly doesn't waste any time. It begins with Jeremy Walker, a famous 44-year-old illustrator of children's books spotting beautiful sixteen-year-old Belinda smiling at him in a San Francisco bookstore at one of his many book signings. Dressed in a short Catholic school uniform he's already mesmerized by her, wondering what it would feel like to reach under her plaid skirt and... against his better judgment he sleeps with her during his press party only to awaken and find her gone. Unable to get her out of his mind he brings her into his home once found again, fascinated by who she is and where she comes from. As they grow closer he starts to photograph and paint her with a passion he's never felt before. Belinda is extremely carefree and uninhibited so most of them are taken nude (or partially so), but always with some kind of theme that many would deem kinky yet they consider to be art...a celebration of the body and the sensuality of their love. He soon discovers she's got many secrets, though, and is determined to learn what they are, despite her threats of leaving if he does...
I have tried and tried in the past to get into Anne Rice's vampire series but never could. I, however, still felt compelled to read "Belinda" as I've always had a weakness when it comes to forbidden love stories and this one did not disappoint! In fact, I haven't enjoyed a book as much as this one in quite a long time. It's an erotic story, yes, but don't expect sex on every page. It's actually very minimal and the details are rather vague. It is more so the factor of age difference and the circumstances they often find themselves in that are subtly erotic. And unlike some readers who found their relationship repulsive and even perverted, it is blatantly clear as the book progresses that they have genuinely deep feelings for one another so I didn't find their intimacy to be at all disturbing. Love is love, after all, and there is no boundaries nor constraints when it comes to the heart. It's also apparent that Belinda is very mature for her tender years, and understandably so given all she's been through in her life.
Anne Rice has admittedly created an intricately far-fetched story here but the character's are very believable. I even started thinking of them as real people a couple of times!
Now THAT is good storytelling... I highly recommend!
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Summary: SO AWESOME
Review: This book is a must for people who are into the "Lolita" scene. It easily hooked me and made me feel younger and sexy. Don't read if you are closed-minded or prude-ish.
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Summary: Interesting, compelling read.
Review: She does a good job writing from a mans point of view. Only occasionally did I think he was too female in his perspective. The story about obsession, was excellent. PAcing was good tho it got a little long at the end.
Worth the read to see the variety in which ANne writes. Like an actor, she doesn't stick to one "type" but has multifacets to her talent that we can all enjoy.
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Summary: Belinda
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Summary: Not as good as the Sleeping Beauty novels...
Review: I was hoping that Anne Rice's Belinda would have the same tantalizing and thought-provoking brand of erotica as the Sleeping Beauty series. However, I found this novel lacking in both depth and eroticism. The story of a forty-four-year-old artist and his obsession with a sensual sixteen-year-old runaway who moves into his home falls flat in various places. There are plenty of S&M and mind-control scenes here, but they leave a lot to be desired -- so to speak. Anne Rice isn't known for intellectually stimulating literature, but her erotic novels have been quite memorable -- save for Belinda.
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Summary: Belinda is mesmerizing
Review: I was drawn in by the casual and quiet observations that Jeremy makes when he first sees Belinda in the book store. Anne Rice wrote Jeremy as an unassuming person from a distance but completely complicated and simple at the same time.This story is about a 40sh child book author who against his better judgment is deeply attracted to Belinda a sixteen year old child by law but woman at heart. He knows nothing of who Belinda is but is consumed by her and a need to know who she really is. This book cleverly unravels secrets old and new while painting you a picture of a life few people can imagine. The book slowly reveals Jeremy's and Belindas secrets while taking you on a journey through this taboo subject of love, passion, and obsession with a minor. This book was advertised as erotic but it certainly was not graphic sexually. I suppose the erotic was directed to the taboo subject of sex between a minor and legal adult. I was a little leary of the idea but as you read you question who is the adult in the relationship Jeremy or Belinda. Belinda clearly matured quickly and Jeremy is still struggling with his childhood memories and fears. Also, the subject of pornography versus art is an interesting subject considering most of the paintings Jeremy painted were of Belinda nude. Whether Anne Rice intended it to be a topic in her book or not I read Belinda and wondered/questioned if the legal age in the USA should be 18. Lots of countries recognize younger people to be adults. Maturity is indivual and varies amoung all ages. As I said before the sex was not written graphically but the entire romance was written so sensually you didn't need it to be graphic. Anne Rice certainly is a great example of wonderfull writing. You can feel the passion as you read. I fell in love with Jeremy and Belinda and the entire book.
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