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Beauty's Punishment

By: Anne Rice writing as A. N. Roquelaure
Narrated by: Genvieve Bevier, Winthrop Eliot
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Publisher's summary

An erotic novel of discipline, love, and surrender for the enjoyment of men and women.

This sequel to The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, the first of Anne Rice's elegantly written volumes of erotica, continues her explicit, teasing exploration of the psychology of human desire. Now Beauty, having indulged in a secret and forbidden infatuation with the rebellious slave Prince Tristan, is sent away from the Satyricon-like world of the Castle. Sold at auction, she will soon experience the tantalizing punishments of "the village", as her education in love, cruelty, dominance, submission, and tenderness is turned over to the brazenly handsome Captain of the Guard. And once again Rice's fabulous tale of pleasure and pain dares to explore the most primal and well-hidden desires of the human heart.

Don't miss any of the books in Anne Rice's Classic Erotic Trilogy of Sleeping Beauty.
©1984 Anne Rice (P)2004 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
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Great book I really enjoy a good fairy tale. Can't wait to finish the remaining series.

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great book

I loved this book. Anne Rice did a wonderful job as always and I look forward to the next in the series.

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No one can argue with the power of this material and the excellent writing of Miss Rice, writing as A N Roquelaure. I've read all three novels in book form and found them a very enticing retelling of a familiar fairytale. But, somewhat like the main character, Beauty, this audio book varies between being good and being very, very bad. There are two narrators, one for the third person chapters dealing with Beauty and one for the first person chapters dealing with Prince Tristan. The female narrator is quite accomplished, and manages to give the steamy material the proper inflection and passion. The male narrator is just awful and I really wonder why on earth he was even asked to do the book, since this sort of reading is so painfully out of his range. If the woman had been reading the whole book I would have given this a 5 out of 5.

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I've read all of the Sleeping Beauty books over and over many times. I love the way there's something for every one. But....... It would be really darn nice to find them unabridge. That's why I can only give 4 stars.

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Book 2...ABRIDGED!

"These are abridged! WHY???"
Pulled up the Series page, big letters UNABRIDGED...bought the trio I already own in print version and 'guess what!' They are all ABRIDGED. This did not improve the books, SO DISAPPOINTED. The Printed books are MUCH better, these are kind of pathetic...

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very detailed!

Anne rices words come to life in this book! its something you can never unread !

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Abridged Poorly...

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I hate when they cut back on every other paragraph. It takes away the best pieces, it makes it impossible to follow along in a book and cuts out words that were placed there for a reason. I'm very disappointed and I'm only two chapters in. I'll read it on my own. I'd rather not miss a word of this amazing book.

Do you think Beauty's Punishment needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

It has one! :)

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A good book.

Where does Beauty's Punishment rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Very good. I really enjoyed the readers.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Beauty. She went through so much and then found out so much about herself.

Which character – as performed by Genvieve Bevier and Winthrop Eliot – was your favorite?

Beauty.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It can make you a bit amorous. LOL.

Any additional comments?

Good series. Definitely a bit out there, but fun.

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Wow! What a twist to a classic

Couldn't wait to get into this one also. It was very hard to put down the audio book once it was started. I highly recommend it to any one who needs some romance and a little bit of "Naughty Time". This is one of those books that you don't want to listen to while you are needing to concentrate.

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Great book!

I enjoyed this book when I read it many years ago. So I figured it would only get better listening to it. The narrator's did not disappoint. Thank you!

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