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Summary: TERRIBLE ENDING !!
Review: Wish I hadn't wasted my time getting to the end of this BORING book. The ending ruined "Silence of the Lambs" for me. I refuse to recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Characters and content not up to "hype", disappointment
Review: After the wait, this book is such a disappointment. Hannible isn't as evil as he should be. Harris has made Clarice a weak pitiful person, and he has done the same to Jack Crawford. Granted, the new evil person Mason Verger, is a good villian. But, after waiting so long for this sequel, I am so disappointed I could cry. Please don't make a movie of THIS book. I have read Silence of the Lambs twice, seen the movie three times and will watch it again. But, I will never recommend this book to anyone. I regret spending the money for a hardcover, wish I would have waited for a "used book" sale.
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Summary: Disappointed and Disillusioned
Review: After having read the "Red Dragon" and "Silence of the Lambs," I was primed to expect the very best from Thomas Harris. I have been sincerely disappointed.Starling was the ultimate heroine in "Silence of the Lambs," and I truly looked forward to a repeat performance here. Instead Harris has done nothing but perpetuate the myth that strong women, subjected to office politics and underhanded subterfuge, will fold up their ethics and slink away with the villain. It broke my heart that Starling was transformed from the heroine we all want to be and respect into a crass cannibal consorting with the likes of Lecter. I can only hope that the movie won't follow this plot line and can salvage what could have been the ultimate fictional work of the twentieth century. Harris did a fine job, albeit a little too academic, with the prose. He set up a number of villains in Verger, Margot, and Krendler that are all too realistic, and had some especially horrific and spine-tingling moments. Unfortunately he lost me as a fan with his annihilation of Starling and the stupidest ending imaginable.
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Summary: A great follow up especially for lovers of the original
Review: It is definately the kind of book that you would stop doing your normal day-to-day things just to find out what the next page beholds! I found it totally engrossing and it's a great form of imagination Thomas has. The way the story progresses can be slow, but then the writer knows that to get a great story, you have to start slow and build up quickly to a great climax, just like in his other books. The ending IS reather strange, and I think there could have been a bit of realisation from Clarice's part towards Hannibal that he was there and what he was, instead it seemed she was rather natural about it, leaving the reader feeling a bit confused. But anyway, I think this book overall had the elements of a really good read, and it is one that I will remember. Recommended.
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Summary: 450 pages of absolute brilliance, 25 pages of absurdity.
Review: It did take me a while to get into this one, as it seemed most readers. Once into it, I thought Harris' dedication to the theme, and charecteristics of Lecter were brilliant. The portion of the book in Italy was somewhat overwhelming, involving too many details and language, which the average reader is unable to absorb. The book, did however keep me involved until the final two chapters. The ending, however, was absolutely rediculous, and made me regret reading the previous 450 pages.
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Summary: disappointing, implausible and will make lots of bucks...
Review: Amazing what you can get away with when you become a big-name author...a first time novelist would be lucky to even collect a rejection slip for this one. With the exception of Hannibal, the characters are reduced to cliches...poor Clarice, superwoman downtrodden by the male establishment. But that's what it takes to sell books today. The ending is ludicrous, it can't be explained, so Harris doesn't bother.
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Summary: A very disappointing conclusion to the Hannibal trilogy
Review: I bought this book before it was released. I was as excited about this release almost as much as Episode I of Star Wars. But unlike that film, I was extremely disappointed by the results. A very gothic and boring tale about nothing. I was hoping for an exciting story of Clarice Starling and her hunt for the escaped killer Hannibal Lecter. Instead, it is a long, drawn out glimpse into Lecter's appreciation for life (ironic) and a new evil character that is trying to avenge his being condemned to a wheelchair by Lecter; I don't care about this new character. I wanted to read about the people that I have read about in the previous novels. There were some exciting scenes (the opening FBI raid and Lecter's escape from Italy) but that's it. Please do not make a movie. I don't want to relive the book.
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Summary: Unfolds with Style
Review: Thomas Harris is the master and he knows what he's talking about. His books do not fall into the trashy psycho-thrillers genre. His books have characters that are very 3D, not just paper figures acting out a story. Hannibal is a very different book than The Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon but equally good. In all of these books, I found myself cheering for Hannibal Lecter and wondering what he will do next. This book does have its gory moments but I recommend it fully.
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Summary: boring and unrealistic
Review: This book was one I was looking foward to reading. Usually a good book I can read in two days because I don't put it down. This book though I couldn't find myself picking it up. The first half was boring. There was too many Italian refrences and words for someone who has never been to Europe to really enjoy. The other two Harris books punched you from the start where as this one I am still waiting for a smack. The ending was very false and seemed like Harris was trying to be out there . After reading the book I wish I hadn't, the hype was more enjoyable than the book itself. I'm sorry.
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Summary: pretty disappointing
Review: I approached this book with an open mind but came away thoroughly disappointed. It started when the author used gratuitous sexual references for no point at all. I expected the bloodiness, and was intrigued by getting behind Clarice and Hannibal's thoughts, but basically, the plot never seized me like Red Dragon (which I read in one day) or Silence. There are many other ways this could have played out, but the ghastly gruesome ending made it seem like the author had no other plot in mind, so he tried to gross us all out. And Starling's sinking to such levels, I am sorry, was just not believable, not at all. Unfortunately, the author has left us the possibility of yet another sequel. I wish he had stopped after Silence if this is the best he could offer. Thoroughly disappointed.
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