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Summary: Disappointing Sequel to Red Dragon & Silence of the Lambs
Review: Extremely disappointing sequel to Red Dragon & Silence of the Lambs. Fans of those books will, at first, be drawn into the world of Hannibal, but to paraphrase Stephen King, Harris has simply gone for the GROSS-OUT, when TERROR & HORROR were what his fans were looking for. As for the preposterous ending, it is NOT worthy of discussion. I have NOT been so disappointed with an ending since Anne Rice's The Mummy (actually The Mummy has NO ending). As for a movie sequel, I'd say the chances of Jody Foster appearing in this, unedited (perhaps a screenwriter can come up with a believable conclusion), FAT CHANCE.Save your time & money.
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Summary: The Reader from Atlanta Sept 28
Review: Wonders why people hated this book. Well, you have only to read the more articulate dissenting opinions. Scroll down, read the one and two star reviews. Ignore the vicious, personal attacks and concentrate on the criticism of the writing, the inconsistancies and anachronisms, the shameful copout at the end. Do these things, then save yourself the price of the book and read it at the library for free. If you come away thinking this was Harris' best effort, if you still think that you like it, go buy it. Support Harris. Here's what he thinks of you: "Oh well, at least you people continually buy my book and financially support my self-gratification. Thanks!" I think Amazon intentionally seeds these reviews with "ringers" that balance out the negative comments. After all, if a book gets a well deserved One Star, like Hannabal, they won't sell as many copies.
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Summary: WORTH THE WAIT!!
Review: I'm not sure why the reviews of many people are so negative; is it that we don't want the ending we read? Is it that we can't understand the depth of character which Harris has taken with Starling and Lecture? Come on!! It was great! I love a book or even a movie with an ending that makes you say "HMMMMMMM". I think it is worth reading and I appreciate the fine detail, the exact depiction of sense and the extraordinary detail taken to describe the continuing saga of Dr. Lecture and Clarice!! I think it will be a better movie than Lambs if done apprropiately! Buy it!
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Summary: GREAT, I'm surprised at the negative reviews
Review: Admittedly, I listened to the tape, which was VERY well done. I didn't notice the terrible writing everyone is complaining about. I didn't want to get out of my car and turn off the tape, which is always a sign of an engrossing story. I enjoyed this book thoroughly, and found the actions of the characters totally believable.
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Summary: A great sequel filled with a shocking ending.
Review: Hannibal; was a great reading experience. Harris has made a mind bending sequal to "silence of the lambs". It was a page turner from page one with an ending that will shock all who reads.
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Summary: Where's the puzzles?
Review: It took me a while to decide the reasons why this book was disapointing, aside from the uneven, cluttered plot which smacked more of sequelitis, what was missing was the puzzles. Silence of the Lambs was filled with little brain teasing puzzles frequently of the excessively macabre fashion. This time out, there's lots of talk about Classical literature, art & gourmet cooking, but no puzzles. The result feels like when I read Michael Crichton's Lost World; A forced sequel rather than one that improves on the original.
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Summary: So far... SUPER!!!
Review: I don't know about everyone else (apparently we have some heavy critics around here) but I find this book to be a serious work of art! Literature has finally found a thriller it can respect. At least, so I imagine. I love the book. I hope for a fourth!!!
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Summary: A departure from the previous, but very good.
Review: Fascinating. The reviews of this book seem to be very binary. Either the reader found it excellent, or the reader disliked it passionately. I wonder how many criticize it from a standpoint of technical quality, and how many angrily condemn it for its betrayal of your expectations? This book is cruel and unpleasant, without regard for the reader's feelings. There is little of the earlier novels in this volume, rather it is an exploration of the essential ugliness of society and the human spirit. You may not like this sort of thing. I do. It's not a perfect novel, but it is well written with but a few flaws, and I admire Harris's audacity in turning everything on its head without regard for any feelings we may have had for his characters. Certainly, I'm not a literary authority, and there is always room for a wide spectrum of opinion - I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who genuinely thought the book was stupid or boring, and I respect that opinion. But I wonder; How many of you hated it because you went out, bought it, brought into your home with a warm place prepared for it, were kind to it, and it bit your hand off regardless?
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Summary: less than inspiring
Review: The principal attraction of Lambs was the contrast between the thrill of relevation and the threat of violence. I kept reading in hope to discover the underlying tension from this dichtomy but alas there was no real relevation and only violence itself not the threat of it which is by far more interesting. A disppointment.
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Summary: Great except for the ending
Review: The book was great...wonderful and intricate plot, terrific imagery, great characters...but the ending, while intriguing and vaguely satisfying, left a bad taste in my mouth. However, I'm eagerly anticipating the film "Hannibal," now that I've read the book. It should be terrific.
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