The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty

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Summary: "I can't read this!"... Well maybe....
Review: I started reading this book and thought it was just too much. Too much silly, erotic fantasy. I put it down and then picked it up again and was claimed. Since I know it was the same book as before, I can only assume that I changed in the interim. I found these books to be very erotic, exciting, and emotional in many ways that mimicked the emotions that the characters were experiencing. I also thought that the writing was perfect.

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Summary: Too Much Of The Same Thing...
Review: I bought the Sleeping Beauty Package with all 3 books because I heard and read so much hype about them that I just didn't want to be left out of the loop! Well, I read the majority of the first book but let me tell ya, I skimmed the last couple of chapters only to say that I actually FINISHED it! This book has WAY too much spanking in it and after awhile it just was too much! It became too tedious and frankly---BORING after awhile! Why there had to be TWO chapters of Prince Alexi explaining how and why he got captured is beyond me! Overkill, if you ask me! I didn't even read the second chapter because it was just re-hash!And, now I'm sorry I bought the package! I can't even pick up the other two books---good thing my boyfriend wants to read them! He read the first book but didn't have the opportunity to read the other two---now he does! He can HAVE them, for all I care! Personally, the hype was---in the words of Shakespeare---MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING!

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Summary: waste of my time/$$
Review: This was the first 'erotic' that I have read. Actually, I didn't even bother to finish it. I gave her two stars: one for originality and the other because there was some 'excitement'. If they'll take it back I'll return it to the bookstore today. I've read other Anne Rice books and I think she's an excellent writer - but this stuff... ugh. What was she thinking ruining a perfectly good children's tale?

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Summary: An excellent way to read it over again.....
Review: I loved the tapes of the Claiming of Sleeping Beauty. I had read the books about a year ago, and seeing that they were on audio book, I squeeleed at the option to hear it from someone's lips. Amy Brenneman does an excellent job. Very erotic, very arousing, a ust hear. Gives me shivers everytime I hear it.

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Summary: Imaginative, maybe; wonderful, no!
Review: The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy was very disappointing. The sado-masochism was, at least to this reader, not very erotic. When I imagined naked men trussed up as ponies, replete with "tails", I got a case of the giggles ... I prefer the more subtle and intelligent erotica of Anais Nin. Annie...you've got the "bite" on vampires but I think Sleeping Beauty needs a rest!

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Summary: This book tapped into all those taboo area's of fantasy!
Review: The thing I like best about this trilogy is that the reader gets enough description to get a visual, but not so much that imagination is not needed. In a world full of eroticism for men, this series was a refreshing look at erotic literature for women. I wish there were other series out there like this. If anyone knows of any, please e-mail me.

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Summary: Save your money for some other book
Review: Too bad there isn't a 0 star rating. I read the first 4 chapters and decided there were too many good books to read to waste my time. Too bad I couldn't send the book back to amazon.com for a credit. Save your money and buy some other book that is better written and erotic rather than someone's nightmare.

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Summary: Story of O in hose and flouncy dresses
Review: Enjoyable because its different - I hated the Story of O because it took itself too seriously. The fairytale setting helped dilute the effect of some of the heavier S&M scenes. Beauty is a bit wimpy, and the male protagonists not greatly attractive. Some bits made me uncomfortable (the bits touching on circumcision in the 3rd book). However, it was quite refreshing, and a nice read for the bath (something to dip into!). I'd be pretty embarrassed if someone caught me reading it.

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Summary: Very Erotic!!!
Review: I really enjoyed this book. This book is not for everybody, but for us who enjoy this kind of literature this is a classic. I have reread these books many times over the years, a must for any spanking enthusiast.

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Summary: NAUGHTY AND VERY IMAGINATIVE!!
Review: This book was recommended to me by a good friend and boy, am I glad!! I have passed the series on to others and they feel just the same. These stories bring out the deepest inhibitions within your soul. While I am not physically into S&M or bondage, simply READING about it stirs something in me that is difficult to describe. For those who criticized the books...while you are certainly entitled to your opinion, where's your imagination???? A MUST READ!!!