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Summary: Lighten up on the ending!
Review: I don't understand all the aggrevation about the ending. It may not have been as good as Silence of the Lambs, but given Clarice's psychological issues and Hannibal's, I don't see how impossible it would be for her to end up under his control. In Silence of the Lambs, the author never hid the fact that she was somewhat intrigued with him. As far as how he dealt with her, with careful planning, he provided her with the psychological security that she was looking for. She was a strong woman externally, but had many unresolved issues and insecurities internally. Someone like that could do a number of surprising things with a powerful enough individual slowly weaving her in by working on her vulnerability. Even though I have had better reads, this book held my interest and I enjoyed the fact that the ending was completely unexpected. A psychopath who is very bright can be very capable of combining strange and evil with normal behavior and a strong, normal woman with deep psychological issues could just as easily fall victim to someone like Hector as not. The dinner scene was a little unbelievable, but that was just showing Hannibal's way of getting revenge for Clarice and appeasing her. This was supposed to be a creepy book! Not everything has to be scientific fact or plausible to be entertaining. That is what is great about fiction!
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Summary: Slow start, great middle, improbable ending.
Review: I had trouble getting started on this book, too broad too start. The middle was very good and had some of the old page turner aspects. The ending was very improbable and every woman I've spoken to about it agrees.
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Summary: Still waiting for the climax........
Review: Naturally, after reading TSOTL my expectations were very high. However, despite Harris' brilliant penmanship it NEVER satisfied me. Various descriptions are world-class, but the book as a whole is very dissapointing. I do NOT understand the end, just tell me why - someone please! One of the worst endings I have ever read - I just couldn't believe it.
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Summary: BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
Review: I read this from cover to cover in a day, never wanting to get too far away from it to pick it up quickly again. I agree, it's sick. I don't know how the hell Hollywood is going to get an R rating w/o cutting a few major scenes. I also think David Mamet is PERFECT for the job of screenwriter for this: he is an expert at creating aggressive, impassive women. And unfortunately, that's what Starling has become. It's more difficult to say what has become of Lecter, a monster as merciless as his victims are (??) deserving. Harris' world is a sick, bleak place, and as disturbing as the conclusion of this book is to me, in his universe, I suppose it makes sense. It will be interesting to see whether Hollywood agrees.
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Summary: Hannibal was a great summer read!
Review: Too bad that others didn't enjoy this book, but I found it hard to put down. Mason Verger is truly despicable, Hannibal shows a surprisingly gentle side, and the suspense between subplots was wonderful. The ending may have been surprising, but this is fiction.
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Summary: Hannibal Lector is BACK!! More brilliant than ever.
Review: The only thing more brilliantly abhorent than Hannibal Lector.. is the mind behind him.. His Creator... Thomas Harris. He created a deviation of man..created by his enviornmental experiences... Lector is a product of his early life experiences and the inability to cope. One sees the variation.. which is almost demonic...but one is impressed with his level of intelligence, charm, and insight into Clarice. Who ever said that this was not a good book ..must not have read it.. or had specific expectations based on the movie (silence of the lambs). I give it a MORE!!!!!as in the words of Mark Twain and Clarice.
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Summary: This is what happens when you write one book every 11 years.
Review: I consider Hannibal to be a first rate failure. I wish I could have my money back.Incidentally, I loved the other ones. The pace is slow; the tension is non-existant; the characters are depraved (which I usually like), and the ending is farsical. He has taken grand characters and reduced them to clowns that act completely out of character. Why? He had done so well with the other two novels. I believe he's just off his game. I hope the next one's better. I won't be first in line like I was for this, though. Critics seem to like this novel. It really shows that they don't actually read the books they review.
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Summary: It will suck you in and disturb you like no other.
Review: I read this for the suspense/thriller aspect...This graphic,gore engorged sequel sucked me in and kept my jaw dropped at a full 2 inches right to the SHOCKING end.
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Summary: Very good and very weird!!!!
Review: The only reason I give "Hannibal" a four instead of a five is because I did not like the part about Hannibal in Italy. It was too boring and I found myself craving Starling in her 5.0 Mustang. I agree with the reviewer who said the ending was a bit far-fetched. I can hardly wait to see this as a movie.
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Summary: Peeee-Euuuuuuuu!!!!!
Review: Leave your morals at the door, suspend not only belief, but forget how the sequence of thought works, forget what you know about friendship, forget what a reading a good book feels like, forget this guy Harris was ever able to string two sentences together and engage your interest, forget that you squander every minute you spend reading this dead on arrival piece of doggy doo, and forget it, you're not getting a refund unless you stop after the first sentence and send this mistake back! Why oh why did I read the whole thing?? The ending was unforgivable. This is required reading for sociopaths-in-training. One good thing--you can line your litter box or bird cage with the pages and maybe save some money there. Otherwise, I would recommend just setting cash totaling the purchase price on fire. At least Harris won't get it. Thumbs down.
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