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Summary: hated the ending
Review: I enjoyed the book, until the ending. So unbelieveable and out of Starling's character! Hated it! Really, I regret buying this book. Yuck.
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Summary: Utterly disappointing!
Review: first, while i'm glad i only paid half price for this book, it was the worst $ i have ever spent and nothing short of perhaps burning it one page at a time could psychologically redeem my financial loss.it's truly a tragedy that harris doesn't contractually allow his manuscripts to be edited by his publisher. this one reeeeally could have used a re-write or two. my biggest complaint with the development of dr. lecter's character is that after all harris has taken his readers through with him over the years, having lead us to a place of relation/connection where we really believe that he was simply this unexplained, perfect and unflappable social miscreant by his own choosing, he now honestly wants us to be sympathetic to this monster by trying to validate his wrath via the mischa storyline. THE MAN IS A SERIAL KILLER. PERIOD. NO EXPLANATIONS NEEDED. it's far too late to try and garner sympathy for lecter. he's apathetic and far from remorseful over any of his murders. i don't need to know about his tormenting childhhod memories. nor do i want him to be a romantic. no one wants to feel those kinds of feelings for a monster like lecter. you can't make references to him being lucifer and then say well...he's human after all - it doesn't work!! the mischa thing is awful - true enough, but you can't blame it for lecter's grown up sadistic choices. it doesn't justify what he became. i understand that he's trying to communicate that no one kills without reason it's just difficult to believe that dr. lecter, a professional shrink, couldn't conquer his own demons. his composure level in every other area of his life has been too thouroughly controlled and complete. and on the starling storyline...don't get me started. it was so difficult to believe her metamorphisis. yes seven difficult years have passed but the one thing she never has been is hopeless and without any fight in her. i just can't accept her total collapse in character, ethics, rationale. it was so overwhelmingly done that it just didn't read realistically at all.
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Summary: If you liked S.O.the L., you're gonna LOVE this book.
Review: In Silence of the Lambs,Harris' presentation of the main characters was only the tip of the iceberg. Hannibal develops the title character and that of Clarice Starling beyond my greatest hopes and we are left with the question...who are the bad guys and who are the good? The richness of detail is wonderful. I was totally engrossed until the end.
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Summary: A grotesque and riveting play of characters.
Review: A fast-paced account of the aristocratic, genius called Hannibal. Clarice Starling remained true to her courageous, analytical character from "Silence of the Lambs." The evil fiend Mason Verger rivaled Hannibal in repulsion and sadism. It's too bad that the plot fell apart at the finale,and the web of relationships was torn apart like one of Verger's victims.
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Summary: stunning
Review: An emotional roller coaster. I laughed, I cried and I was outraged. Rarely does one experience so many emotions in the course of one book. Add to this the beautiful writing and the depth of the characters and you have a work of art.
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Summary: The most disturbing read ever
Review: Although the entire book is horrific in its cold detachment, the ending was truly terrifying. Only non-fiction has ever scared me more. Although it's been several months since I've finished the book, one or two scenes are still the stuff of my nightmares. I am completely ambivalent about this book, on one hand wishing I hadn't read it, and on the other relishing it. It definitely makes the reader explore his/her own beliefs about good and evil, and the existence of absolute evil.
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Summary: Great book that really keeps the reader in suspense
Review: The book was great and really gave an idea look into why Hannibal Lecter has become a serial killer. Although it fails to give an in depth look into his life and mind, it does address some aspect sof his childhood that are interesting. I wish there were more issues resolved about his life. Overall, the book was well-written and really kept me in suspense to see what would happen next. I heard the ending was a disappointment so I was prepared but nothing fully prepared me for it. At first I was a bit disturbed by the ending, but overall it was a great book.
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Summary: You will think about it for weeks afterward, I promise.
Review: The book is fast and furious and brilliant. It is not for everyone. Those who need good and evil on separate plates will not feel satisfied. The ending is stunning and shocking and gorgeous--a mad retelling of Beauty and the Beast with phrases as carefully faceted and concise as Fay Weldon's "Life and Loves of a She Devil." I recommend it for those who come to the book with an open mind and a strong stomach.
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Summary: Strong initial drive - then movie script appears.
Review: Enjoyable but last 20% is a bit corny. Not the gripping story of his earlier works. Most will enjoy it but be prepared for a disappointing ending. Felt like a move script.
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Summary: Ran out of ideas!
Review: I loved Lambs, so I couldn't wait to buy Hannibal. The first 2\3s of the book weren't at all dissappointing, but the ending is so absurd and out of character that it ruined the book. The only way to describe the ending is bad, bad, bad. On the other hand, I read Red Dragon just after Hannibal and loved it. Great story!
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