A review by book_nerd_bri23
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Ugh this was rough. My overall ranking is solely based on my love and respect for Anne Rice as a writer. This series is written under the pen name A. N. Roquelaure for good reason. This particular book is the first in a trilogy; one that I will not be finishing. This was supposed to be the most erotic book ever written, but the pages were filled with rape and brutality. Unfortunately many of the depicted acts probably occur in modern day sex trafficking rings. Originally written in 1983, I can see that Rice was trying to be progressive and scandalous, writing of male on male and female on female sexual acts, but even with such an open mind in today’s generation, this book was vulgar and crude. Anyone familiar with HD Carlton? This book makes her stories seem like mere children’s fairy tales. It’s that disturbing. I feel dirty and disgusted, yet as I said before, I respect that she wrote it for anyone longing for BSMD. Rice has always pushed the limit to what is deemed socially acceptable, but this is a book that deserves to be banned.