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Summary: A decent read
Review: Well, I didn't think I could wait for this to get here. I have read the other two books in the series and thoroughly enjoyed them, so in a way Hannibal is a bit of a disappointment. I kept picturing Jodie Foster continuing in her role from Silence of the Lambs and it just doesn't fit. Read the book, but don't look for a satisfying ending.
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Summary: Wonderful...Powerful...Indellible.
Review: A worthy companion to Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal is a haunting, visceral, unshakable vision of pure evil. You could fault it at times for being sadistic, but is still an incredible rollercoaster ride.
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Summary: What A Rollercoaster!
Review: This book took me from exteme highs and lows! It was fantastic! The turn around in Clarice Starling was completely unexptected, but I could totally relate. Having been through almost and identical career situation as her. The ending was completely unexpected, and beautifully written. I can't wait for the movie.
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Summary: Utterly stupendous
Review: A fitting sequel to "Silence." I enjoyed Harris' newest creation of horror. Very few novels are as ineptly described and thought out as Hannibal. After reading several review, I find that not all reviewers do not like the ending. I thought that the ending was the perfect ending to a perfect book. I think that most reviewers were hoping for a storybook ending, but obviously this was not. I think that this was the most realistic ending for the book. Clarice was rejected from every world she entered, except for Dr. Lecter's. She found comfort in Dr. Lecter and she brings out the good man in Dr. Lecter. I think that Clarice saved Dr. Lecter and he did likewise. Also, I thought that most reviewers seemed to be relating the book to the MOVIE "Silence." One must remember that Mr. Harris did not and will not see the movie, and some people are subconsiously relating the book to the movie. To understand the book better, we all should put the movie out of our minds and treat Hannibal as it is, a sequel to the BOOK!! Both books were two of the best books I ever read.
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Summary: Somewhat disappointing
Review: Hannibal was a let down after the excellent work of Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs. It seems Harris was going through the motions and writing a movie screenplay rather than a novel. Although the details of the story are compelling, Hannibal lacks the wonderful prose, the deep psychological probing, and the detailed forensic science of Harris's previous works. The exception is the section set in Florence, which I thought was very good. Although Hannibal gives us some explanation for Dr. Lecter's psychosis, it was not the in-depth look I've been waiting for over the past 11 years. And I hated the ending--it was a complete betrayal of the character of Clarice Starling who started so promisingly as a rich and interesting female lead in Silence of the Lambs.
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Summary: A great read!!
Review: Hannibal was great! It kept me on the edge of my seat and I never wanted to put it down. It was very suspenseful and had a very surprising ending. If you liked Silence of the Lambs you'll love Hannibal.
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Summary: A big tease.
Review: How exhilirating the first 400 pages were only to run head on into an ending that was very disappointing. The story was structured so well I was hoping it would never end but once it did disappointment & disbelief set in.
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Summary: Save your money
Review: Predictible plot, thin characters- why did it Take Mr. Harris 7 years to come up with this obvious sequel?
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Summary: Memories from the kitchen garden
Review: I hesitated few days before i started to read. I wasn't sure if I want to have Dr. Lecter back in my life again. Book once read can't be unread. But, in the world of "Hannibal", Dr. Lecter is easy. Horror and danger hides elsewhere. Just can't read this book as any book. Dr. Lecter has already his own room somewhere in our minds (and maybe it has only double blackout curtain instead of the door...). I just prefer the world of Silence of the Lambs, where Crawford`s and Sterling's strong and pure hearts fought against the evil. Now they are both so tired. In Florence there were exposition of torture instruments. But true element of cruelty were not in these instruments but in the faces of the crowd watching. Maybe there's a message to us readers. A thing that haunted me most in this book was Dr. Lecters memory of his sister, having a bath in the kitchen garden, adoring the color of egg-plants, her star-shaped hands reaching out. That was the most touching thing I have read for a long time. Please Mr. Harris, no more Hannibal Lecter- books. Maybe you should try to write the cookbook next. In Hannibal you had some interesting recepies NOT to try !
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Summary: Left me with the familiar taste of a sequel.
Review: Sequels to excellent novels often come with high expectations. True to the custom, while I loved "The Silence of the Lambs" I thought its sequel did not measure up. Although it was well written with several intriguing moments, "Hannibal"'s plot did not have the intensity and the "can't lay it down" effect I had expected. I also missed the discovery of the main characters' psyche - to be expected from a sequel. Harris gets high marks for the continental and artistic flavors. The ending has an erie resemblance to a popular musical with a twist and is somewhat difficult to swallow. "Hannibal" registered on the same scale as the other Harris novels but did not approach its prequel's ranking among my top ten novels.
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