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Summary: Best Suspense Thriller Ever
Review: I had to read this book for a detective fiction class. Being that we have read a wide range of similar books, this is by far the best one. I found it graphic and suspenseful. I wouldn't read this book if you are subject to nightmares.
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Summary: Pretty good, but same plot as Silence.
Review: I found the book to very entertaining, my only complaint being that the plot is similar to that of Silence of the Lambs.I recommend it to anyone looking for a good suspense thriller.
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Summary: Not nearly as good as Silence
Review: I read Silence of the Lambs before reading Red Dragon, and I started Dragon with great anticipation. I hoped the book would be as thrilling as Silence of the Lambs, but I was dissapointed. The book mentions Hannibal Lechter very little, and the ending of the book is far fetched and too quick. In short, the book was an okay read, although I prefer Silence of The Lambs.
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Summary: Firstly, extremely well done.
Review: I'm glad Harris didn't stop after he wrote this book -- I enjoyed Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal very much. But if he had stopped after this first installment of his famous trilogy, he still would have delivered to the world a master work. Sometimes an artist, through his very mastery of his medium, makes his art so simple, so baldly beautiful, that it seems spontaneous and uncontrived. Harris' use of words takes my breath away. His sentences flow, his images lift and carry, and his characters live. Strictly from the standpoint of wordsmanship, this book is the best of the three, Silence of the Lambs is second, and as wonderful as it is, Hannibal comes in third. As the magic of his words dimmed a bit, however, his character development flourished, and reached full flower in Hannibal. How delightful. Thank you, Mr. Harris.
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Summary: An excellent psychological thriller.
Review: Being a criminologist, I find this book to be one of the more accurate in detailing the criminal mind. When Francis Dolarhyde becomes a split personality, that does characterize what can happen to a serial killer. Plus, Thomas Harris never makes the mistake of calling him a 'mass murderer'. So many people miss the distinction between the two. An excellent book for anyone wanting to discover more about the criminal mind.
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Summary: Not as good as I thought it'd be...
Review: When I first started this book, I thought it'd be scary and really fast paced. The more I read, the more bored I got. The only good parts in this book are the ones where Dolarhyde is actually active. A little more detail would've helped as well.
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Summary: Nowhere near what I expected!!
Review: I seem to be of only a few who seem to greatly dislike this book, but it was BORING!! I've read so many great books by the most well known horror/suspense authors, and I wanted to read someone different for a change....I was very stupid!! The beginning of Red Dragon was very entertaining and held my interest for about the first 60 pages, then the plot and over all terror declined rapidly!! I was expecting Hannibal Lector to play a larger part in this book, but he was only spoken of a few times. The long drawn out parts of "Grandmother" should have been left out, they didn't have anything to do with the main story!! If Mr. Harris would have stuck more to the crime scenes and to finding the killer instead of going through the killer's BORING life the book would have been very, very good!! The ending was so-so, it wasn't predictable, and it was pretty suspenseful! But, if you're looking for a good horror/suspense book read Stephen King or Dean Koontz!!
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Summary: masterful, brilliant, and most of all, entertaining!
Review: After reading this story, Harris has set a precedent maybe to difficult to equal. A must read!
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Summary: Loved it up until the ending.
Review: I found this nearly impossible to put down. However, the lame, quickie ending filled me with such disgust that I flung the book across the room and vowed never to read Silence or Hannibal.
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Summary: Facsinating look into the abnormal pyche.
Review: Interesting but much to much foundation set for the investigator's. Grandmother's influence more than warranted.
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