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Taming the Beast
Taming the Beast
Author: Emily Maguire
At the tender age of fourteen, Sarah Clark is seduced by her thirty-eight-year-old English teacher, Caniel Carr, and becomes entangled in an illegal, erotic, passionate, and dangerous affair-a vicious meeting of minds and bodies that ends badly. Devastated by grief and longing, Sarah embarks upon a series of meaningless self-abasing sexual encou...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780061122163
ISBN-10: 0061122165
Pages: 336
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 20 ratings
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
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obsidianfire avatar reviewed Taming the Beast on + 133 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
Another book that kept me up all night reading. Great writing, great story, but not light reading at all! The story is tragic and depressing, but definately worth a read!
ilovedale3 avatar reviewed Taming the Beast on + 524 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Very interesting premise for a story, but the main character is so flawed and debases herself so flagrantly, it detracts from the enjoyment of the book.
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Helpful Score: 3
Billed as a "modern day Lolita," be prepared for a lot of sexual abuse and a fairly depressing story. I liked it a lot but was not ready for the rawness of the obsessive love story.
reviewed Taming the Beast on + 8 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Riveting, shocking, not for the weak hearted...This is an intense book.
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Helpful Score: 2
Highly sexually deviant, I didn't like this book. It was well written but it was not an enjoyable experience.
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