Beauty's Punishment
Anne Rice's Beauty's Punishment (1984) is a fairy-tale retelling novel. It features Beauty and Tristan. Key subjects include sleeping Beauty Adaptations, sexual dominance and submission, cuentos eróticos and BDSM.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 130 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 26 editions across 4 languages.
At about 243 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.
About Beauty's Punishment
This sequel to *The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty*, the first of Anne Rice's (writing as A.N. Roquelaure) 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. Preceding the visceral eroticism of E.L. James’ *Fifty Shades of Grey* and Sylvia Day's *Bared to You***,** and even more haunting than her own novel *Belinda*, this second installment is not to be missed.
Quick answers
Who wrote Beauty's Punishment?
Beauty's Punishment was written by Anne Rice and first published in 1984.
What genre is Beauty's Punishment?
It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings.
How long is Beauty's Punishment?
The median edition has 243 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Beauty's Punishment?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Beast Within, The Never King and The Dark One.
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