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Summary: Hannibal Lecter a.k.a. James Bond
Review: After waiting so many years for a sequel to "Silence of the Lambs", and with Mr. Harris' glacial writing pace, we could have expected a stronger book.Mr. Harris has changed Dr. Lecter into James Bond. Everthing about him is perfect - looks, mannerisms, taste. He has almost completely masked the monster we have come to fear from previous writings. In order to completely hide Lecter's past, he makes his protagonists as hideous as possible - is this Mason Verger or Dr. No? The book builds to such fevered pace with the final confrontation, then fades to a silly few pages of brainwashing. Such a strong character as Clarice Starling doesn't deserve this. I fully expected the ending to substitute a Bondish "Ohh James....." with "Ohh Hannibal....".
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Summary: The worst ending in history
Review: After reaching the end of this book I have decided that I don't care about the money spent on it, I JUST WANT TO GET BACK THE TIME I WASTED READING IT! Let me do something worthwhile with it instead! It's so sad because the first half was good, but as soon as Lecter escaped Florence it completely went downhill. And don't get me started on how weird that whole thing with the pigs was. The ending is so ridiculous - it's as if Thomas Harris (after seven years) suddenly lost interest in his own book and just ended it without regard to whether or not it made sense. What happens to the characters is so out of place that one seriously thinks about just how Harris himself believes it. When they make the movie version I will not see it. Never. I almost threw the book out the window when I finished it I was so disgusted. For shame!
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Summary: A violent modern day version of "Beauty and the Beast"
Review: A tale of two souls who are misunderstood and rejected by their own, who find each other and discover an outlet for their repressed sexual feelings. The only words that were left out and should have been included at the end of this book were "and they lived happily ever after."
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Summary: Not a good read for the beach...or anywhere else.
Review: I bought Hannibal to read on the beach while on vacation. I kept reading but also kept wondering why I wasn't interested. I'd put the book down and have to force myself to pick it up again. I did not find it entertaining, thought provoking, scary, or even worthy of mindless beach trash. The only thing that surprises me is that folks out there are still buying it. I don't get it.
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Summary: Great story--till it peters out.
Review: I waited for this book for sooo longgg!!! The first couple of chapters rated 2 stars, the middle part rated 5 stars and the ending rated 1/2 a star. I found it worth reading just for the middle part.
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Summary: Hannibal needs work!
Review: Mr. Harris is a very good writer in creating the character of Hannibal Lecter, one of the most sinster ever, but his current work pales in comparison to his other twp Hannibal books. The first part of the book is good, but the last half borders on the strange and obsurd. The ending was very contrived and not very original and lacked the punchy ending that Silence had. Mr. Harris could have put some more creativity in the contruction of the free Lecter - who in the second half turns into a weak character and totally unitelligent - a bitting departure from Lecter's cool composure. I only hope when this book is made into a movie that the screenwriter please the second half!
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Summary: Pages of Excitement - Chapters of bordem
Review: Did not live up to others. Ending a stretc
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Summary: the ending was unsatisfactory.
Review: The book was OK but the ending was disappointing. I agree with another reviewer who said that the Clarice that we knew in Silence of The Lambs would not have given up as easily as this Clarice. The reading by Gerriol was also disappointing. The only character that he did well was Hannibal. So many times an audio version can ruin a great read if the voice at the other end is not plaesing. I anxiously await what Hollywood can do with this story..
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Summary: Definitely a LetDown
Review: In the top two worst books I've ever read; its as though the author's aim was to concoct the most abnormally psychotic events that would totally gross out the reader and add an unbelievable ending. The ending was not acceptable. The book was filled with abhorrent scenes leading to an irrational conclusion. Not recommended for reading entertainment.
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Summary: i thought the ending was too much
Review: in silence of the lambs the clairse character would never have comprised her job or her ideals to end this book this way. i was very disappointed with this ending. the rest of the book was great.
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