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Summary: A tragic waste of paper and ink
Review: Okay, okay, I think I know what happened: Hannibal Lecter rose up through the pages, roasted Mr. Harris over a spit, and enjoyed him with poached asparagus and a nice Chardonnay. Then the good doctor finished the book himself. (Did he begin his meal with the editor as an appetizer?)Why is it that we can all agree about Red Dragon and Silence being so superb, but the 5-star folks rise up with righteous indignation when we 1-star folks call this silliness what it is? Mr. Harris clearly just wanted to get this thing done, at all costs. I feel like I've been mugged. I'm donating my copy, anonymously, to the local library. I don't want anyone to know I actually bought this thing. *Note to the nice Amazon people: Why can't we have the option of giving NO stars? This book didn't deserve any.
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Summary: This book doesn't even deserve commentary it's so bad.
Review: No, it's not too dark or too over the top. It's just plain badly written. Did the publisher read this book? If you purchase Hannibal you'll feel cheated. What in the world was Steven King thinking?.
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Summary: DON'T WASTE TIME OR MONEY!!
Review: When I heard that'Hannibal' was out at my local bookstore, I jumped in the car and bought it. What a great, great disappointment. Bottom line - the ending was completely out of character for both Clarice and Hannibal. After 10 years, you'd think Mr. Harris could come up with a better ending. The characters were reduced to rubble. Better than Hannibal's background etc. should have remained a mystery!
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Summary: Thank you Mr. Harris, Thank you Hannibal.
Review: I read your long awaited sequel with regret from the very first page. Regret because I knew I would have only a few hours to be with Hannibal's character. In reading I seek not perfection, but the ability to walk away with more than I had before I started. You have never disappointed me Mr. Harris. Hannibal certainly has never disappointed me. I experienced many moments of joy and emotional upheaval while reading your latest book. Hannibal again reminded me of how very much I have yet to learn and experience on a variety of subjects. You and Hannibal both educate and provoke. What more can one expect from a book. Thank you again.
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Summary: Worth the wait!
Review: This book is as well written and researched as any book by Harris, which automatically makes it technically wonderful. The truly amazing thing about _Hannibal_ is the world Harris creates for it. With Hannibal Lecter loose, we can no longer pretend there are good guys and bad guys, humans and monsters. A world Lecter takes part in is a world of ambiguities, where the good guys are bad, sometimes worse than the monsters, and the bad guys are often more like us than we care to imagine. With this novel, Harris tosses us into the realm he's been slowly nudging us toward for nearly twenty years, and it has been well worth the wait.
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Summary: very readable but a disappointing ending
Review: Like most of the folks who've added their thoughts here i read and loved Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs... This book although very readable and enjoyable fails to resolve itself in a realistic manner. The last chapter reminded me of one of the later Vampire books by Anne Rice. Cute and Glossy. What made the other two novels so great was that they had their feet firmly on the ground. Here, things just got silly.
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Summary: What a Disappointment!
Review: I, like many others, waited patiently for so long for this sequel. Hannibal was not worth the wait. The Mason Verger character was so disgusting and demented, that your stomach turns. Lechter and Starling were so completely different from their original characters, and most of the "bite" was taken out of Lechter by positioning him against the larger monster of Mason Verger. The end of the book was, to say the least, the most bizarre, idiotic, twisted way to end the book (I think only a psychiatrist would appreciate it). Silence of the Lambs was a page turner and a classic that is one of my favorite books (and movies) of all time. This was an utter disappointment and I am saddened that this is the best Thomas Harris could do after all that time working on it.
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Summary: SMASHING
Review: Riveting. Keeps you on the edge of your seat. The new characters are just as fascinating and disturbing as Hannibal. You don't know who to hate more Hannibal or Mason. Both individuals astonishingly horrible characters. I can't wait for the next sequel. I hope it does not take another 7 years.
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Summary: WAIT FOR THE MOVIE...
Review: First off, I did enjoy it, and hardly put it down. However, while reading HANNIBAL, I couldn't help but think that the movie version of this will no doubt be much more powerful and frightening. It was all build-up but no tension, and the action sequences are really brief. Plus, Harris' tone is just a little too stilted this time around as well...he's mimicking some baroque literary style instead of just getting on with it. The book seemed almost like the novelization of the film, rather than the other way around. Harris almost seems to be describing the stage directions and editing rather than telling the story. However, a good screenwriter, director and cast should be able to turn this into a strong sequel to the film version of "Silence" without letting the words get in the way...and I'd wager you'll enjoy the movie much more if you don't read the book first.
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Summary: I would like my money back
Review: I bought copies of Red Dragon for numerous friends and was delighted to scare them senseless with such an emotionally gripping, well-written book. Hannibal seemed like a paperback piece of schlocky writing that you'd find for sale only in drugstores or airports. I'm extremely disappointed in Mr. Harris. If I worked in a bookstore, I would advise all customers to skip this piece of trash.
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