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Summary: Stunningly brilliant.
Review: I have a thousand things to do; deadlines yap at my heels like wolves learning to hunt. But all was set aside this Monday morning, so I could finish this book. It is brilliant. It is terrifying. And finally it is satisfying. The plot is well-known to anyone reading the reviews. The narrative moves along swiftly, always compelling you to read one more page, one more page before you finally sleep. Not since the Old Testament have good and evil flowed together so finely, the basic ideas of justice and injustice been so woven so tightly together that one can no longer decide what is right and what is wrong. A wonderful, if terrifying, read. Jerry
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I keep hoping that this book would live up to its two predecessors, Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs. Every once in awhile it offered a glimmer of hope in that direction but sadly it never came even remotely close to making the mark as it was often labored and the ending absolutely pathetic!!!!!! Please spare us a movie sequel!!!!
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Summary: A delicious twist
Review: Thomas Harris takes the reader where they would never willingly go. While I was surprised at the ending, after much thought it is the logical conclusion of the whole process. Neither character has anyplace else to go. Harris methodically leads the characters into this web and they can't escape. The book surprised me. For that I give it four stars. It certainly avoids the formula ending.
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Summary: Fascinating
Review: I thought this story was riveting, and could barely put it down. Many of the plot twists were totally unexpected, and I was stunned, but not disappointed, by the ending.
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Summary: stunning accomplishment
Review: I put off reading my copy of this novel because of all the negative amazon reader reviews...My mistake! This book was stunning, gripping, slippery, elusive, elegantly wrought. I was hooked by the second chapter and carried swiftly through to the startling conclusion. Obviously it's not what a lot of his fans expected or wanted -- Harris has stepped out of the thriller genre and into the realm of horror/dark fantasy -- the elegance, sophistication, and dark carnival violence of his writing have more in common with Clive Barker than John Sandford (both these guys also topnotch writers). And horror tends to end darkly: evil can't be fully vanquished or contained, and -- especially with the help of drugs, isolation, hypnosis, and a preternaturally skilled & brilliant psychiatrist -- can be incredibly seductive. I was thrilled to read a bestseller with some style & meat on its intellectual bones, and the sheer audacity to take us someplace dangerous and different. What a ride. Thank you, Mr. Harris.
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Summary: It's time to bump old Hannibal Lecter off.
Review: I just finished reading HANNIBAL and I kept dozing off. The book would fall to the floor and my trusty Amazon.com book mark would fall out. The story line of this novel is so dull that I had a hard time finding which chapter I was trying to read. It's really time to dispatch old Doc Hannibal. If Mr. Harris will promise to get rid of this goof-ball in the next novel, I'll read it. I'm a doctor and Hannibal is starting to remind me of too many of my colleagues. Time to say goodbye, Dr. L.
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Summary: Definitely not up to the Silence of the Lambs.
Review: I read Silence and was anxious for the thrill, spine tingling suspence created by that novel but was sorely disappointed by Hannibal. It took me half of the novel to get really into the book. So much was wasted in Italy and trying to decipher the wording and reference points given. When the setting of the novel returned to America it was at least understandable and I did not have to keep rereading passages for added understanding. Gore appeared to be added for gore's sake and was more boring than titallating. Definitely a disappointment and I even splurged on the hard cover version
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Summary: disappointment
Review: I enjoyed Silence of the Lambs & I looked forward to reading this book. I was very disappointed with the book, especially the ending. I'm not sure if I want to see the movie.
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Summary: How did the NY Times give it such a good review?
Review: Hannibal (the book, not the man) was surprisingly bad. It was almost devoid of plot, created little or no suspense, and the ending was absurd. I think Harris was away from his craft too long.
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Summary: A Fantastic Book!
Review: To all of you erudites of the world: Unite! Harris' descriptions of the rarities of the world are truely captivating. As a high schooler going up through the ladder as a true conformist, it was veryy exciting to read a piece of literature that played by its own rules. To quote SOTL: "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chiati." Harris' panache, "cajones" and brilliance make this a startling and mesmerizing read. Give it six-stars!!!!!!
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