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Summary: Disappointing followup to Red Dragon and Silence of the Lamb
Review: I admit that I awaited this book as eagerly as a million other people, and I was disappointed! I have read 17 other reader reviews before I wrote this, so I will not repeat what several of the "one star" reviews said, since I basically agreed with them. Red Dragon was a terrific book and a very underrated movie(Manhunter). I didn't like Silence as well, but obviously Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster made the book seem better than it was because of their movie performances. Hannibal is a letdown, the ending was disappointing and the last part of the book was stomach churning--Which I guess you expect with Mr Harris. I did read it in one day though!!
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Summary: avoid this book
Review: Thomas Harris seems to have lost all interest in Lecter and Starling, and instead of writing a sequel, he is written a parody. The book is more screenplay than novel, with only the visual sense employed for most of it. The new villians are frankly, terrible, not so much James Bond as Austin Powers.This book doesn't deserve to be made into a film. There's better fan fiction around than this.
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Summary: Another wonderful spine chiller from Thomas Harris
Review: An astonishing reprise of the Hannibal Lecter legend which turns all pre-conceptions of character development inside out. Thomas Harris has the ability to take literary stereotypes and imbue them with characteristics most of us only have nightmares about. Harris has obviously decided that Dr Lecter is worthy of more attention as an (anti) hero and has created an even more reprehensible monster in the form of Mason Verger as Lecters nemesis. Buy this book and buy it now, but be prepared to be unable to put it down, really.
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Summary: I'm STILL shaking!
Review: Worth the wait? Absolutely! "Hannibal" is gruesome, horrifying, beautifully written -- dang near perfect, in other words. Harris gets a little outlandish with certain elements of the plot and cast (Sardinian kidnappers? A face-deprived psycho billionaire? His musclebound lesbian sister?), but the core characters -- Lecter and Starling -- are as compelling as ever. Their lethal pursuit of one another is never less than fascinating -- and believe me, it goes in directions you would never, ever expect. Not for one second did I know what was going to happen next (which is just about the highest compliment I can pay to a thriller novel). The ending will CHILL YOU TO THE BONE. Lotsa luck sleeping afterwards. . .
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Summary: Sizzles then fizzles
Review: Great story-telling and suspenseful build-up, but the ending reads like it was pre-taylored for the silverscreen adaptation. Some beautiful scenery of Florence, Italy, but a weak follow up to the genious of "Silence of the Lambs".
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Summary: A sequel worthy of its antecedents!
Review: This book, the long-awaited sequel to _The Silence of the Lambs_, is the perfect dessert of the three-book series. It is elegant, romantic, very well-researched, unspeakably gruesome, and suffers not at all by comparison with Harris' last masterpiece. I have waited nearly seven years for this book, and I am not disappointed at all. Guten appetit!
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Summary: Clarice Reduced to Hannibal's Eliza Doolittle
Review: The good news: from the first page, this book is nearly impossible to put down. Harris' writing is incredible. However, I thought the book's ending was off-the-scales bizarre, and greatly reduced my enjoyment of the preceding 400+ pages.
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Summary: It is very good
Review: This book is very good. It is spooky and not very happy but it is a very good read . I don't think that there is ever going to be a movie made out of it. it is just to off the wass
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Summary: compelling narrative, chilling conclusion!
Review: I picked up this book at 8 p.m. and finished it in one sitting by 2 a.m. Then I stayed up two MORE hours to cross reference foreshadowing, plotlines, and characterizations. It's tight as a drum with one very minor exception, and by the last few chapters you'll be RACING. Although there's a little too much referencing to his previous book for my taste, he reintroduces some past characters deftly and creates unforgettable and disturbing images, building to a conclusion that is chilling, yet oddly heartwarming. The development of Lecter's attitude towards Clarisse, the introduction of a new brand of evil in his already broad portfolio, the evolution of Clarisse's character and her attitude towards her career - it's all imaginatively conceived and brilliantly executed, after a start that was just a little tedious for all its action...but Harris more than makes up for it at the end, and you'll wonder - who really won, after all?
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Summary: Good but not great
Review: The Red Dragon surpasses Hannibal in every way possible. However I do not wish detract from Hannibal, I dont think Harris could ever out do The Red Dragon. Many times I wish an author would stop after one great book. However, Harris makes me reconsider this theory as Hannibal is a very well written work. Not quite as great as Red Dragon but it is worth a read. Just dont read it by yourself.
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