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Summary: We can only learn so much and Live
Review: I personally found Hannibal very interesting. It led you deeper into the subconcious and phyche of Hannibal Lecter. Although the ending was very confusing I found that it made me think more and you must look deeper into the hidden meaning of the book. Overall I was very very happy with the outcome of this book.
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Summary: I think Harris took the more difficult road ...
Review: ...in creating this book, by dragging us into Hannibal's inner world, his thoughts and sensibilities, rather than just creating some sort of simplistic movie plot. I think he was able to give us a glimpse of a very remarkable kind of human experience.BTW, have you ever read anything autobiographical by Harris? I have, and I think that Lector speaks for Harris in matters of taste - cerebral, that is - well, you know what I mean.
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Summary: Interesting read...
Review: Hannibal's escape and subsequent life of culture, wealth and satisfaction bordered on the absurb. A fantasy if you will. Still, I read this book in one sitting. The end mortified, disapponted and stymied me. No way would the Clarice character developed by Thomas Harris in Silence of the Lambs have allowed her life to take that path.
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Summary: Disappointing....
Review: As an avid reader of this type of fiction, I was incredibly disappointed with the actions of the characters in this book. Harris spends so much time delving into the past of the two lead characters, then ends the book with them acting totally out of the parameters of their past experiences. This made the story that much more fictional instead of scaring you into believing that this could really happen. The ending reads as if a deadline is fast approaching for the author.
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Summary: Listen to the tape:
Review: I just finished this book by listening to the unabridged audio tape. I can't imagine reading it myself, as the taped performance is excellent and brings out all of the characters. The descriptions are beautiful and bizarre. Unlike many of the reviewers here, the ending was one of my favorite parts of the story - it was an intertwining of Hannibal and Clarice - a juxtaposition of insanity and the world, which for these characters became intermingled. The question remains as to Clarice's true mental state, and what she will become with time. Another sequel perhaps?
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Summary: Worst of the series
Review: Hard to believe that this book has remained as popular as it has. Clearly this is a case of word of mouth not working as fast a popular culture curiousity. This book is awful. I can't believe that Thomas Harris took 10 years to write such a weak, uninteresting novel. Couldn't put it down? Hardly. I couldn't keep reading it, it was so bad. I only continued because I thought that it HAD to get better. People urged me to keep reading for the second half gore. The second half was as boring as the first, and hardly any gore that I can recall. And don't get me started on the ending. The most pathetic and unbelievable excuse for an ending that I have ever read (or at least since "Meg," that bad shark book). Don't even waste your time with the public library. If any Hollywood screenwriter can save this, I'd be shocked. Worst $25 I ever spent.
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Summary: I can't believe I wasted my time!
Review: And my disposable income. I wouldn't recommend this book to my worst enemy! Pigs? Harris must be kidding...I can't foresee this being a blockbuster at the theater.
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Summary: FABULOUS! LOVED THE ENDING!
Review: This book was impossible to put down. Although a little gory, I truly enjoyed the plot. (I mean, after all, Hannibal IS a cannibal.) I found the end to be delightfully intriguing and the plot was fantastic. Ignore the bad reviews and read it. It blew me away.
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Summary: Just a case of bigger and better, is all.
Review: Logically Harris would fulfill his mandate only by getting it all more shocking, revolting, terrifying - with each new issue of the series. He does this admirably, principally with the unexpected circumstance that winds up involving Clarice and Hannibal.... These books should be unanimously acclaimed. They're faster paced than James Bond and even challenge the coldbloodiness of "American Psycho" and the jovial outrageousness of "A Cat's Full Nine." This last one, "Hannibal," is deliciously, painfully clever too. It's subtle but this outcome involving Clarice and Lecter lays on a more ghastly trip than if Verger had prevailed. Think about it. Is there some assurance Clarice won't end up the next day as an entrée on a bed of candied yams?
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Summary: Kept me riveted.
Review: I throughly enjoyed reading the most recent of Mr. Harris' writings. I had guessed at the ending and hoped I was wrong..... but wasn't. That is the reason for not a 5 star rating. I loved Red Dragon best of all.
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