Hannibal : Movie Tie In

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Summary: Press Through Any Initial Disappointment and KEEP READING!
Review: I was so disappointed and bored initially as I read 'Hannibal' that I was ready to chuck it by the end of the first section. Then I decided to check "Customer Reviews" on the Internet. Based on some of the positive comments, I picked up the book again. Beginning wih Section Two, I became mesmerized by the chain of events, relishing every word. It just kept getting better and better. S-o-o-o, if at first you don't like it, just keep reading. At some point, it'll cease being just words on paper. You'll get drawn into the macabre world Thomas Harris has brilliantly created. I shake my head when I think of how close I came to not reaping the rewards of this book. READ THIS BOOK!

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I could not wait for this book to be published! I wrote the date on my calendar so I could pick it up the day it was released. What a disappointment it turned out to be. The ending was so ridiculous that I just skimmed the last few pages. I would definitely recommend waiting until the paperback comes out or borrowing it from the library. I didn't even offer it to any friends to read.

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Summary: Don't waste your time!
Review: I regret the time I wasted reading this book. The plotting is simplistic and the juvenile ending hardly worthy of a teen horror flick. The constant shift of perspective and person (first person plural?) does not help. Dr. Lector as protagonist? I don't think so! Endowing him with a horrible childhood event, Harris wants to justify everything Lector does as somehow acceptable. He attempts to excuse Lector with the same simplistic psychology ("Poor Hannibal, he can't help himself!) he satirizes in the novel. I had more sympathy for the professional killers. At least, they had some trace of an ethical system. Finally, there is the poor Clarise. Harris has become the cannibal, feeding her to Lector who devours her psyche and repeatedly "rapes" her in a doubly incestuous relationship. I hardly think even poor Mishe would approve (she of the tooth in the toilet). This book belongs in the toilet! I recommend it for the remainder stack, the sooner the better.

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Summary: Not what I expected
Review: I could hardly put this book down. It was scarey, horrifying, and tense. I found Hannibal's victims to be even more evil than he is. I also did not find the ending as awful as others did. I was surprised and satisfied by it. I understand the event that triggered Hannibal's psycopathic state, but I want to know the process. It made me very, very curious to learn more about psycopathic and psychotic personalities. This book was not perfect, but it was entertaining and satisfying.

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Summary: Harris finishes the saga of hannibal and starling
Review: the first 80 % of the book sailed along just like its twopredecessors, but the last 20% or so of the book was a disappointment.Red Dragon is still harris' masterpiece.

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Summary: You'll be disappointed.
Review: I know you don't want to hear it, but unfortunately it's true. This book is terrible! How can it be that a writer as talented as Harris has produced this? Unbelievably bad. A huge, huge, disappointment and a giant missed opportunity for Harris. If you have fond memories of Starling & Hannibal, do not taint them by reading this rubbish; keep your memories of the characters as they currently stand. Spend your time & money elsewhere.

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Summary: I loved it!
Review: Thank you Mr. Harris! I've been dying to read this and finally got my mitts on a copy. It was miles beyond the formulaic work of the summer pop fiction whodunnits. Those of you who detest change or don't like to think when you read, avoid this book. Now bring on the movie!

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Summary: Kept me up most of the night.. had to finish it !!!!
Review: Hannibal is back! The book was fast paced..kept me on the edge of my couch and the ending is the big surprise. LOVED this book !!!!!!!!! Dining with Hannibal would be quite a 'shocking' experience.

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Summary: Lots of sizzle, but no steak
Review: If a writer takes 10 years to create a novel, I would expect a bit more plot. Harris is long on details of Lecter's tastes, and excrutiatingly hammers home Lecter's genuis. Enough already; we get it. The plot was thin, but the ending was so disturbing, confusing and frankly a literary betrayal. It was ridiculously out of character for Starling and difficult to stomach. Rarely have I read something that left me feeling so angry at the end. Harris takes a character we have come to honor and respect and turns her into a monster's whore. What a lame excuse for an ending. I love Harris's earlier work and had been eagerly anticipating this book. What a sad thing it is. Maybe the movie will be a bit less disappointing.

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Summary: Thomas Harris gives you an insight into a different reality
Review: After reading the many reviews of this book, I was afraid I wasn't going to like it at all. I did. I liked the ending, kind of fairytale like, but somehow fitting to the bond that Clarice and Hannibal shared over time. She got into his mind and he, certainly, got into hers. Mutually attracted by the qualities that made them more alike, than different. Very interesting characters in this novel. Mason Verger is a monster, well drawn evil incarnate. Paul Krendler is a villain who gets his just desserts. There are parts I skimmed over because of the gruel factor and it is pretty graphic. I learn esoteric bits of trivia when I read Thomas Harris and I most certainly enjoy that. Good read.