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Summary: A page turner that was disturbing yet unforgettable
Review: The novel is masterfully written and I had a tough time putting it down for the night. However, I don't know if I like what the author did with Lecter. This time, the doctor has been made almost sympathetic. It's disturbing when one is rooting for a serial killer. Also, I don't know if I liked what happened to the two protagonists. With all that said, the novel was provocative, engaging and unforgettable. I may even read it again.
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Summary: The sickest thing I ever read... and I HATED it!
Review: Now, I like sick stuff, and Silence of the Lambs and all that stuff he wrote just gives me the creeps. But this one sucked, 100%. For example, there is a part where Jody Foster ends up eating someone because of what happens to her. She should be in the movie, but on top of that her character would just not do it. Never. And it made me nearly vomit. Really.
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Summary: This book disturbed me-- not much does that anymore
Review: Silence of the Lambs was about what Conrad called "the fascination of the abomination." I loved it because Hannibal Lecter seemed about as close as one could get to pure evil, and as such, was ultimately one-dimensional. The conflict between Clairce and Hannibal was formula-- some of the best formula ever produced, but still just a simple battle between good and evil. Unfortunately, things aren't ever that simple in our world, as Harris demonstrates in Hannibal, moving from the realm of formula into the realm of literature. In Hannibal, Claire and Hannibal become real characters that challenge the way we look at good and evil. Among all the characters in the novel, only the one that seems most evil can give Clarice the moral absolutes she's seeking-- that's why the ending is believable, and very highly disturbing. It's scary that a man could do such evil things out of love, or that one could love a man who does such evil things. Read it, definitely, but prepare to have your view of the world challenged-- not a comfortable thing.
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Summary: The most psychologically disturbing of the Hannibal Saga
Review: Red Dragon was a good focus on serial killers and how they are caught. Silence of the Lambs was a shocking study of serial killers and of Hannibal Lecter, a minor character in Red Dragon, who now becomes a real force of prescence and introduces us to the dark side of the soul through Lecter's demented view of the world. Now, with "Hannibal", we are allowed to actually step inside of Lecter's mind and discover that, horribly enough, we are him. He has the same (almost) ambitions as all of us, the same ideals. And yet he can be so ruthless. That is what makes him fascinating. We cheer for him despite his murders. We want him to get the woman and beat the bad guy even though he is ruthless and often malicious. We sympathize for what made him what he is. Some people gave this book poor reviews. I think their expectations were too high. If you want a good story, stand alone or sequal, sit down and read Hannibal. It is well worth it.
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Summary: Please don't make a movie out of this one!
Review: This is a hell of a book, and I don't mean that in a good way. It is Hell to get through, what with the constant switching between tenses, the sloppy writing (Harris reportedly refused to let an editor touch it), and the unbelievable actions of the characters. This was totally unfaithful to the character of Starling, especially.Please, please, Ms. Foster and Mr. Hopkins, make a sequel to the film, and disregard the novel completely. You could even use the novel's reported working title "Morbidity of the Soul", which even sounds more like a film about the not-so-good doctor.
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Summary: Terrible, depressing, disappointing unbelievable book
Review: After waiting, along with all the other Thomas Harris fans who enjoyed "Red Dragon" and "Silence of the Lambs", for"Hannibal", I was thrilled when a copy became available at my library. Alas, it was nothing like what I'd hoped. Unbelievable! I simply can't accept this story. This book was a huge disappointment.
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Summary: What happened?
Review: I read the first two books of the Hannibal series and they were just amazing. I could not read them fast enough. And when I finally received Hannibal, I was excited to start it. But as I continued to read it took so long for the plot to build. The story line was not flowing. Mason's plan is not original. It is only towards the very end when the book finally picks up the pace and maintains the speed and suspense as Harris's previous novels. All in all, it is a very disappointing book.
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Summary: ACK!
Review: This book started out so great and then copped out. I thought the disintegration of Starling was so disappointing. She is one of the few strong female characters in fiction and she was defeated. I felt like I was reading a script. Obviously this was written so that it could be made into yet another movie. It was predictable and boring. It was difficult to make myself finish. It had such potential in the first half, that I got through it in hopes that the ending would be pleasing. No such luck. I will read the others over again.
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Summary: What a let- down, Don't bother with this one.
Review: I found this book totally confusing. I kept reading on, waiting for the good parts that never came. The whole section in Italy was hard to follow. I can see why Jodie Foster would want no part of this. The ending made no sense at all. It has none of the suspense the first book had. I just thought this book was horrible. I was mad I wasted my time reading it.
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Summary: Grotesque to the point of silliness
Review: Harris tells a great story, but all the way through I could feel him rubbing his chin and musing, "What other grotesque absurdity can I put in to turn my readers' stomaches without turning my readers off." He neither turned my stomach (though he came close) nor turned me off (though he turned me off of the only sympathetic character in the book) though he gravely disappointed me. My recommendation is to see Manhunter, read Red Dragon, then read Silence of the Lambs but don't bother with the movie. Forget about Hannibal the book and the character. Let him vanish into the third world, never to be heard of again, as he did at the end of Silence.... You'll be much happier.
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