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Summary: Fascinating
Review: I thought this story was riveting, and could barely put it down. Many of the plot twists were totally unexpected, and I was stunned, but not disappointed, by the ending.
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Summary: stunning accomplishment
Review: I put off reading my copy of this novel because of all the negative amazon reader reviews...My mistake! This book was stunning, gripping, slippery, elusive, elegantly wrought. I was hooked by the second chapter and carried swiftly through to the startling conclusion. Obviously it's not what a lot of his fans expected or wanted -- Harris has stepped out of the thriller genre and into the realm of horror/dark fantasy -- the elegance, sophistication, and dark carnival violence of his writing have more in common with Clive Barker than John Sandford (both these guys also topnotch writers). And horror tends to end darkly: evil can't be fully vanquished or contained, and -- especially with the help of drugs, isolation, hypnosis, and a preternaturally skilled & brilliant psychiatrist -- can be incredibly seductive. I was thrilled to read a bestseller with some style & meat on its intellectual bones, and the sheer audacity to take us someplace dangerous and different. What a ride. Thank you, Mr. Harris.
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Summary: It's time to bump old Hannibal Lecter off.
Review: I just finished reading HANNIBAL and I kept dozing off. The book would fall to the floor and my trusty Amazon.com book mark would fall out. The story line of this novel is so dull that I had a hard time finding which chapter I was trying to read.It's really time to dispatch old Doc Hannibal. If Mr. Harris will promise to get rid of this goof-ball in the next novel, I'll read it. I'm a doctor and Hannibal is starting to remind me of too many of my colleagues. Time to say goodbye, Dr. L.
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Summary: Definitely not up to the Silence of the Lambs.
Review: I read Silence and was anxious for the thrill, spine tingling suspence created by that novel but was sorely disappointed by Hannibal. It took me half of the novel to get really into the book. So much was wasted in Italy and trying to decipher the wording and reference points given. When the setting of the novel returned to America it was at least understandable and I did not have to keep rereading passages for added understanding. Gore appeared to be added for gore's sake and was more boring than titallating. Definitely a disappointment and I even splurged on the hard cover version
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Summary: disappointment
Review: I enjoyed Silence of the Lambs & I looked forward to reading this book. I was very disappointed with the book, especially the ending. I'm not sure if I want to see the movie.
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Summary: How did the NY Times give it such a good review?
Review: Hannibal (the book, not the man) was surprisingly bad. It was almost devoid of plot, created little or no suspense, and the ending was absurd. I think Harris was away from his craft too long.
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Summary: A Fantastic Book!
Review: To all of you erudites of the world: Unite! Harris' descriptions of the rarities of the world are truely captivating. As a high schooler going up through the ladder as a true conformist, it was veryy exciting to read a piece of literature that played by its own rules. To quote SOTL: "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chiati." Harris' panache, "cajones" and brilliance make this a startling and mesmerizing read. Give it six-stars!!!!!!
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Summary: Big, Big Disappointment
Review: Like so many of the reviews I've read, I agree that this book isn't in the same league with Red Dragon or Lambs. I am saddened to think that a writer of Harris's abilities would sell out to the current rage of violence and gore for its' own sake, instead of to further the plot line, which he accomplished so brilliantly in the other two books. The ending was a complete joke and the entire book a boring waste of my time. I'd give this review zero stars but that wasn't an option!
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Summary: What do you never tell Dr. Hannibal Lecter?
Review: Bite me. Again, I was not disappointed when I read this. I read 'Red Dragon' and 'Silence of the Lambs' and this final sequel was true to the characters presented before. Dr. Lecter, a fellow psychiatrist, is one of the most polite people I've ever had the pleasure of reading about. Which is why I do wish he was a real person. You get the feeling that he is trying to avenge his sister's death and make up for not being able to protect her. When he falls in love with Clarice, he doesn't fight against it, but finds another reason for his interest. Truly Lecter.
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Summary: Hannibal Lecter strikes again!
Review: This is a sequel worthy of the original. 'Hannibal' is truly abook you cannot put down from the first page. I found myself drawninto the mind and world of Dr. Hannibal Lecter. The ending of Paul Krendler made me laugh. True poetic justice.
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