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Summary: Harris crafted his best ever story.
Review: In SOTL, Harris spent time developing his characters. In Hannibal, those characters are already in place and Harris is able spend more time playing with the marbles your head. It was a great read. After waiting for the book, I was not disappointed.
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Summary: Macabre love song-and with the finest taste.
Review: I am apparently one of the few readers who looked forward to this book with absolutely no expectations at all regarding plot and character changes. I am a writer, too, and I know if Harris had simply left Clarisse and Hannibal stay exactly the same way, it would have retarded the story (not to mention Harris' storytelling craft)and left nothing to discover, either in storyline or characterization. Personally, I enjoyed having more knowledge about just what it was that made Hannibal the cannibal. And while I have heard some readers complain about Clarisse changing from gung-ho superagent to FBI outcast, I hardly see how any intelligent person could realistically study the FBI and not come away with the idea that the inhuman machine grinds away what is good & noble in its ranks, so Clarisse's situation is only honest and true to form. To put it simply, I loved it, and I loved the ending. Imagining what Hollywood is going to do to it makes me shudder, but I applaud Harris for having the guts to write the kind of story he wanted.
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Summary: Wait for the movie, the book was not worth the wait!
Review: The only reason this book gets two stars is because of the Italian section, and the first few chapters. Two good sections, two stars. The ending was just plain silly, and there were too many two page chapters that didn't give us any new information only reinforced what we all ready knew. If you want to read a good Lector story re-read RED DRAGON and SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.
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Summary: A great book, despite an odd ending
Review: While Red Dragon and TSOL were both more realistic in their portrayal of serial killers, this book was by far the most enjoyable to read. It was fast paced, not burdened by the self-pity of the characters (Red Dragon was held back by Will Graham's character), and enjoyable. I hope there will be a sequel.
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Summary: Absolutely wonderful
Review: Thomas Harris gets better with every book....and again, this has been left open. I look forward to the next one!
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Summary: Can't wait for a movie to be made
Review: Unlike most of the other reviews I loved this book and I was actually very satisfied with the ending. Mason Verger and his eel? Have to say Loved them too. If only Jodie Foster and Sir Anthony Hopkins would agree to a sequel I would love to see the movie again and again. Plus I'm quite interested in how they would have Mason Verger look. Any one who has read or seen Silence of the Lambs and truly Loved it should Love this book! I've already read it twice and I'm starting on the third.
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Summary: Harris Gives Us What We Want....And Then Some
Review: "Hannibal" is probably more disturbing than "Silence of the Lambs", because it is just as far-fetched. But the reader must remember that "Hannibal" comes from the mind of a writer who created a character that was making a suit from real women. The ending was a little much to take at first, but after thinking about it, it was very appropriate. (I had a problem trying not to relate this book to the movie version of "Silence"). I think that by trying to humanize Lector, Harris gave me a better insight to him. I didn't sympathise with him or his culinary tastes, but felt that I could understand the motivation of why. If anyone liked "Silence of the Lambs," I'm sure that they will be pleased with this, after a little thought.
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Summary: Enticing!
Review: I enjoyed this book immensely! Thomas Harris leads us "tastefully" and gently through the book to the last page. The interplay between the characters is done well, although in-depth descriptions are a bit sketchy on a few characters. Suffice to say Hannibal and Clarice get their "just desserts" (pun intended!) in the end.
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Summary: Only One Word: Disappointing
Review: I enjoyed the way the book began in it's departure from the 1st two books. But after the introduction of the "Pazzi" I was finding myself a little bored and wondered were Starling was. The ending to the "Italy segment" was anticlimatic. Starling's intense investigation into Hannibals "Tastes" was good, but it makes you wonder shouldn't that have been done all the years he was missing. I can only say one thing about the ending" AWFUL". What was Harris thinking? If you find yourself wanting to put it down, go ahead, you will only be wasting more time!!!
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Summary: The joke was on me
Review: I waited eagerly for this sequel to come out and am so disappointed. The writing style is difficult to get used to, and Harris jumps from past tense to present tense in his sentence structure. Where were the editors? Characters are boring and I don't even know if I want to finish reading this book. Was Harris in a hurry to meet the deadline? Were the editors afraid to make constructive comments? Did Harris have one martini too many while he was writing? I find myself analyzing Harris instead of Hannibal. This can't be the same person who wrote Silence of the Lambs. Like another reviewer I wonder if he is on a remote beach, counting his money, and laughing his head off while drinking a martini? Dang! I wanted this book to be better. The potential was there. Where were the editors?
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