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Summary: BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
Review: I read this from cover to cover in a day, never wanting to get too far away from it to pick it up quickly again. I agree, it's sick. I don't know how the hell Hollywood is going to get an R rating w/o cutting a few major scenes. I also think David Mamet is PERFECT for the job of screenwriter for this: he is an expert at creating aggressive, impassive women. And unfortunately, that's what Starling has become. It's more difficult to say what has become of Lecter, a monster as merciless as his victims are (??) deserving. Harris' world is a sick, bleak place, and as disturbing as the conclusion of this book is to me, in his universe, I suppose it makes sense. It will be interesting to see whether Hollywood agrees.
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Summary: Hannibal was a great summer read!
Review: Too bad that others didn't enjoy this book, but I found it hard to put down. Mason Verger is truly despicable, Hannibal shows a surprisingly gentle side, and the suspense between subplots was wonderful. The ending may have been surprising, but this is fiction.
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Summary: Hannibal Lector is BACK!! More brilliant than ever.
Review: The only thing more brilliantly abhorent than Hannibal Lector.. is the mind behind him.. His Creator... Thomas Harris. He created a deviation of man..created by his enviornmental experiences... Lector is a product of his early life experiences and the inability to cope. One sees the variation.. which is almost demonic...but one is impressed with his level of intelligence, charm, and insight into Clarice. Who ever said that this was not a good book ..must not have read it.. or had specific expectations based on the movie (silence of the lambs). I give it a MORE!!!!!as in the words of Mark Twain and Clarice.
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Summary: This is what happens when you write one book every 11 years.
Review: I consider Hannibal to be a first rate failure. I wish I could have my money back.Incidentally, I loved the other ones. The pace is slow; the tension is non-existant; the characters are depraved (which I usually like), and the ending is farsical. He has taken grand characters and reduced them to clowns that act completely out of character. Why? He had done so well with the other two novels. I believe he's just off his game. I hope the next one's better. I won't be first in line like I was for this, though. Critics seem to like this novel. It really shows that they don't actually read the books they review.
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Summary: It will suck you in and disturb you like no other.
Review: I read this for the suspense/thriller aspect...This graphic,gore engorged sequel sucked me in and kept my jaw dropped at a full 2 inches right to the SHOCKING end.
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Summary: Very good and very weird!!!!
Review: The only reason I give "Hannibal" a four instead of a five is because I did not like the part about Hannibal in Italy. It was too boring and I found myself craving Starling in her 5.0 Mustang. I agree with the reviewer who said the ending was a bit far-fetched. I can hardly wait to see this as a movie.
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Summary: Peeee-Euuuuuuuu!!!!!
Review: Leave your morals at the door, suspend not only belief, but forget how the sequence of thought works, forget what you know about friendship, forget what a reading a good book feels like, forget this guy Harris was ever able to string two sentences together and engage your interest, forget that you squander every minute you spend reading this dead on arrival piece of doggy doo, and forget it, you're not getting a refund unless you stop after the first sentence and send this mistake back! Why oh why did I read the whole thing?? The ending was unforgivable. This is required reading for sociopaths-in-training. One good thing--you can line your litter box or bird cage with the pages and maybe save some money there. Otherwise, I would recommend just setting cash totaling the purchase price on fire. At least Harris won't get it. Thumbs down.
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Summary: Good, but too much
Review: I found the book very enjoyable. Harris' in depth depiction of a character as interesting as Hannibal is exhaustive and interesting. His mind palace was an excellent addition to the story, but at times Harris exploits it, feeding the reader too much information. In particular - Mischa. I thought the book as a whole was good - including the ending. I originally thought the ending warranted a better explanation in terms of reasoning (or maybe "better" reasoning) - but this goes against my opinion of Harris giving the reader too much. The success of Blair Witch reminds us that less could have made this story more.
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Summary: It's misunderstood...
Review: If you are looking for another Silence of the Lambs - this book isn't for you. I really liked it. I thought it was suspenseful and very imaginative. It definitely has a lot more horror than the proceeding installments, both in terms of gore and character development - but it also has a lot more elegance too. Mason Verger is one of the most disturbing characters I have ever read about in a mainstream book - and the ending is definitely a shocker to say the least. I can understand why some people didn't like the book - because it is a true sequel. Hannibal is not TSOTL rewritten. Yes - the characters are different but the book takes place seven years later - are you the same person you were seven years ago? Buy it now or wait for the paperback - either way - read it. Hollywood is not going to do a faithful adaptation of this book for the silverscreen - so this may be your only chance to enjoy the ride.
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Summary: Lambs should stay Silent- Hannibal starves for good ending
Review: While the book lacks many things, it has good qualities,including: Mason Verger- Mason is a bad guy equal to Lecter, bothphysically and mentally. Harris did an exceptional job creating the visual images of Mason and the evil he was capable of. Short chapters- The short chapters in this book lead to a fast-paced tale which I truly could not put down. Stephen King should pick up on this. While King tends to get bogged down in details, Harris gives us just enough details (sometimes too few, see below) to keep us interested. Even though there are good qualities, the book also lacks in many areas, such as: Short chapters- While it is advisable not to get bogged down in detail, Harris seemed to leave out too much detail in some cases. Many of the F.B.I. acronyms were not explained, and left the reader wondering about or accepting what was going on. Further explanation of technical detail, similar to that of Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park, Airframe, Disclosure) would have made Harris appear as an educated author instead of one who just threw in technical detail to appear to know what he was talking about. Grammatical detail- I found it disrupting and unacceptable to find several typing errors in this novel. There were several misspelled words and missing periods, which distracted me. This book came out 11 years after its predecessor, Silence of the Lambs. There was plenty of time to prepare an error-free text, and it shouldn't have been that difficult since Microsoft Word has upgraded both spell-check and grammar-check 15 times in that 11 year period. Not only did this book lack in technical detail, it lacked a quality ending. It was as if the ending was an entirely different plot. I'm not one for giving away endings, and I won't here, but it would spare many of you a lot of pain if I just told you what happened. You'll be disappointed when you get there. In the last subtitled section, Harris created his greatest monster. He created an absurd conclusion to a book that was relatively well written up to that point. The end of this novel was like morphing John Grisham with Disney Land; pure fantasy which had nothing to do with the plot at hand but left plenty of room for the heroes to ride off into the sunset. As a student of English and literature, I have been taught to review books in a fair and unbiased manner, judging only the literary quality and context of the material. In reviewing "Hannibal," I feel that it is not only fair, but also generous, to give it a 1 star ranking. Maybe I'm just upset with the conclusion of this novel, but I feel as if I have been betrayed. I spent my time reading a good piece of literature only to find Harris destroying his reputation for a credible and somewhat realistic author.
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