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Summary: anti-christian, anti-jesus book
Review: This book is a definite attack on the christian values of jesus. It makes the villian the good person -- just like those who persecuted our savior jesus thought of themselves. it is a direct slam against our beloved jesus and christiantity and part of the liberal media's cultural war against us. imagine, making a "cannibal" who eats human flesh for pleasure intoa hero! jesus would be crying if he had read this book.
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Summary: It WAS different
Review: Perhaps my level of anticipation was too high, but it was much greater than the actual event (reading the book). There were some surprises and a very different character in Verger, but I did not enjoy him. The psychological realizations of Starling and Lecter were interesting, but Clarice's final status was, to me, not believable. My advice: re-read Silence and Red Dragon.
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Summary: horrible
Review: I cannot remember ever being so disappointed by a sequel. I enjoyed Red Dragon and Silence so much and this was just awful. I feel that Mr. Harris did not remain true to his characters, especially Clarice. I would not recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Pleasant reading enough
Review: Nice continuation of the Starling-Lecter relationship, though the ending was a bit too over-the-top...imho...All in all, however, a fun, exciting read!
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Summary: Very nice!
Review: Not nearly as good as The Silence of the Lambs, but then, you expect the sequel would end like it does, I was a little disappointed with it, but it is nonetheless very sharp and incredibly interesting! I strongly recommend it, along with Thomas Harris' Red Dragon.
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Summary: Final Lecter book is a winner
Review: I'm somewhat surprised at the negative reviews given to Hannibal. The book had the usual characters and suspects, plus a new batch with most of them quite disreputable. Nothing wrong with that. More of this book was directed to political infighting than detective work than before. A couple discrepancies here and there but nothing show stopping. A genuine page turner though most of its length, I found the ending to be a very unexpected but interesting twist. Spoiler alert here! Many reviewers took offense at Agent Starling's fate and stated how implausible it was. Well, her hold on reality was never than great given her one-mindedness and narrow focus on life. Hell, Lecter as a character at all is fairly implausible - once we've accepted him in the book, the final step to the end isn't too unreal.
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Summary: Don't buy this book, or waste time reading a borrowed copy
Review: I guess the title of my review says it all. This is the worst book that I can recall reading. Harris apparently ran out of ideas but was under contract to produce, and this hunk of garbage is what he came up with. No wonder Jodie Foster turned down a chance to play Agent Starling in a sequel. I wish that I could just erase that book from my memory. It really was that bad!
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Summary: Enjoyable read - but very 'unappetizing'
Review: If it took the author over 10 years to come up with this installment, how many other versions must he have trashed in order to settle on this one? Maybe Mr. Harris should rummage his trash and see if a better Hannibal exists and call it Hannibal II. The bad guys are painted with extremely broad strokes, Starling dissapoints big time, and old Hannibal is somebody you would like to have as a best friend, except for his nasty habits. BUT... a page turner none-the-less Read it for yourself and decide.
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Summary: "Hannibal" - Long wait for nothing
Review: I'll be brief. This novel serves two purposes. It shows off Harris' extensive knowledge, and it will make him a large sum of money. Apart from these, the book is overwhelmingly disappointing. Clarice would never behave in the ways Harris has her behave. The characters do not ring true, and at times the plot sequences themselves are murky and almost impossible to follow. Stay with the first three Harris novels. This one's a failure.
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Summary: Reader Beware -- some images are best never imagined
Review: I was intrigued by "Silence of the Lambs" because of the detective work, tension, novelty and such. I was pleased to see "Hannibal" come along, thinking "more fascinating, rich character/plot development." I picked it up in Book on Tape form. The reader was initally disappointing but soon settled in with richly satisfying impressions of Jodi Foster and Anthony Hopkins (perfect Lecter) and the new character Nason. The book is richly developed, I think. For a while this kept me interested, intrigued, anticipating the plot turns. BUT, the book delves into some truly gruesome depths that I really did not need to plumb. I am not that squeamish and am more curious and tough-minded than many, perhaps. But some of the images developed in the book, I never needed to see. I can well imagine some readers, should they persist in turning the pages, would certainly grow nauseous and not a few may throw up! By way of analogy, using erotic media, I feel there is a not-so-fine line between titillation and torture. A line beyond which brutal sadism dwells. I feel Thomas in "Hannibal" has crossed well beyond such a line. Many may argue he did so in "Lambs", and maybe so. But in "Hannibal", I think we get images that are the stuff of nightmare and which many readers, such as myself, may never be able to forget, regretfully.
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