Beauty Series

I have read the Beauty series and it is an excellent set of erotic
novels. Might be too intense for some but I found it enlightening. I
love everything Anne Rice writes even though some of them I have had
to drag myself thru the book to finish it.




On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:23:47 +1200, "JHAYD" <jhayd.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:

 >Hi folks,
 >
 >Is the Beauty Series any good, read all of the Vampire Chronicles except
 >Blood Canticle, and Mayfair Witches except Taltos. Is it worth reading
 >before the Blood Canticle and Taltos. Haven't bothered yet with the others.
 >Any thoughts
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I feel that Anne's "Beauty Books" are the best example of serious-minded
pornography ever written. I have praised them countless times here, so I
won't repeat the positive adjective mutilation! They are very worth the
time. The only reason that an Anne Rice fan should not read them is if
they do not want to become aroused, or if they are asexual. Anne said
that they were a one-off experiment that she wanted to try, so you do
not have to be acquanted with any of her other works to read them. By no
means her best books---but a definte must for any fan.

Charles
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"Charles Switzer" <Switzer82.DeleteThis@webtv.net> wrote in message
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 > I feel that Anne's "Beauty Books" are the best example of serious-minded
 > pornography ever written. I have praised them countless times here, so I
 > won't repeat the positive adjective mutilation! They are very worth the
 > time. The only reason that an Anne Rice fan should not read them is if
 > they do not want to become aroused, or if they are asexual. Anne said
 > that they were a one-off experiment that she wanted to try, so you do
 > not have to be acquanted with any of her other works to read them. By no
 > means her best books---but a definte must for any fan.
 >
 > Charles
 >

Aye, they were much more a fun read than Story of O which got bogged down
sometimes.

Exit to Eden was great too.


Laura<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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I loved the Beauty Series especially the first book which had the shock
of the new about it. It was a bdsm novel and those who fail to take that
into account would not understand it...the world of BDSM is like the
world of fairy stories with its own rules and conventions...and some
damned wicked witches too


I am interested that Anne Rice is so anti fan fiction though. Isn't the
Beauty Series fan fiction on Charles Perrault's character?


me DeleteThis @the.net wrote:
 > I have read the Beauty series and it is an excellent set of erotic
 > novels. Might be too intense for some but I found it enlightening. I
 > love everything Anne Rice writes even though some of them I have had
 > to drag myself thru the book to finish it.
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:23:47 +1200, "JHAYD" <jhayd DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
 >
 >
  >>Hi folks,
  >>
  >>Is the Beauty Series any good, read all of the Vampire Chronicles except
  >>Blood Canticle, and Mayfair Witches except Taltos. Is it worth reading
  >>before the Blood Canticle and Taltos. Haven't bothered yet with the others.
  >>Any thoughts
  >>
 >
 >
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"JHAYD" <jhayd.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4118319f$1@clear.net.nz...
 > Hi folks,
 >
 > Is the Beauty Series any good, read all of the Vampire Chronicles except
 > Blood Canticle, and Mayfair Witches except Taltos. Is it worth reading
 > before the Blood Canticle and Taltos. Haven't bothered yet with the
others.
 > Any thoughts
 >
 >

If you are into paddling, domination, S&M, B&D style novels, then by all
means read them.

Let's just say, that almost every page SOMEONE is being dominated, paddled,
chained, whipped, brought into submission....

Tamara<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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"Darrm" <darrm.RemoveThis@aol.comnojunk> wrote in message
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 > The erotic series is very imaginative and different, but not brilliantly
epic
 > like the first three Chronicles or the Mayfair Trilogy were.
 >
 > I read the Beauty Books just to decide for myself, plus I wanted to be
able to
 > say I'd read all of Anne's books. Which I have!
 >
 > Of her stories, Violin was probably my least favorite. Servant of the
Bones
 > was the runner-up in the worst category...
 >
 > Be well!
 >
 > DM

What did you think of Cry to Heaven?

Tamara
 >
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"Laura" <lauraandpat RemoveThis @cox.net> wrote in message
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 >
 > "Charles Switzer" <Switzer82 RemoveThis @webtv.net> wrote in message
 > news:9758-41195BFA-139@storefull-3337.bay.webtv.net...
  > > I feel that Anne's "Beauty Books" are the best example of serious-minded
  > > pornography ever written. I have praised them countless times here, so I
  > > won't repeat the positive adjective mutilation! They are very worth the
  > > time. The only reason that an Anne Rice fan should not read them is if
  > > they do not want to become aroused, or if they are asexual. Anne said
  > > that they were a one-off experiment that she wanted to try, so you do
  > > not have to be acquanted with any of her other works to read them. By no
  > > means her best books---but a definte must for any fan.
  > >
  > > Charles
  > >
 >
 > Aye, they were much more a fun read than Story of O which got bogged down
 > sometimes.
 >
 > Exit to Eden was great too.
 >
 >
 > Laura
 >
 >
heh I remember reading the Story of O when I was in high school - Dad found
the book on the train (he worked on them) and didn't know what it was about.
Knew I was an avid reader and passed it over.

I must admit, I never DID tell him what it was about and after finishing,
"Lost" it, so my younger siblings didn't find it - or my mother!

Tamara (Dad also found a book called "hers, by the author of His", which he
DID realise was erotica and had thrown out, I snagged and read. I was very
young and had NO IDEA what half of it meant, just that they had names for
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I like the rol of Tonio, cause he has change for survive...n i love the
music n sing, n it is abour it...and love!
Cathy
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~ I
definately want to read the Beauty Series . It seems really hot
& awesome . I 've never heard of any author turn a Fairy Tale
into a steamy erotica.
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I have to say that i kind of like them, I don't know whether "Anne Rice" is
into S&M....?

"JHAYD" <jhayd.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4118319f$1@clear.net.nz...
 > Hi folks,
 >
 > Is the Beauty Series any good, read all of the Vampire Chronicles except
 > Blood Canticle, and Mayfair Witches except Taltos. Is it worth reading
 > before the Blood Canticle and Taltos. Haven't bothered yet with the
others.
 > Any thoughts
 >
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She doesn't have to be, just needs to write it well.

After all, how many authors who write serial killer novels are actual serial
killers.. or murderers... or live Jackie Collins lifestyles?

I think she's just great at writing and conveys her stories with a passion.

Tamara


"James Ferguson" <eldritch666 RemoveThis @btinternet.com> wrote in message
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 > I have to say that i kind of like them, I don't know whether "Anne Rice"
is
 > into S&M....?
 >
 > "JHAYD" <jhayd RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4118319f$1@clear.net.nz...
  > > Hi folks,
  > >
  > > Is the Beauty Series any good, read all of the Vampire Chronicles except
  > > Blood Canticle, and Mayfair Witches except Taltos. Is it worth reading
  > > before the Blood Canticle and Taltos. Haven't bothered yet with the
 > others.
  > > Any thoughts
  > >
  > >
 >
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