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Summary: Big, Big Disappointment
Review: Like so many of the reviews I've read, I agree that this book isn't in the same league with Red Dragon or Lambs. I am saddened to think that a writer of Harris's abilities would sell out to the current rage of violence and gore for its' own sake, instead of to further the plot line, which he accomplished so brilliantly in the other two books. The ending was a complete joke and the entire book a boring waste of my time.I'd give this review zero stars but that wasn't an option!
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Summary: What do you never tell Dr. Hannibal Lecter?
Review: Bite me. Again, I was not disappointed when I read this. I read 'Red Dragon' and 'Silence of the Lambs' and this final sequel was true to the characters presented before. Dr. Lecter, a fellow psychiatrist, is one of the most polite people I've ever had the pleasure of reading about. Which is why I do wish he was a real person. You get the feeling that he is trying to avenge his sister's death and make up for not being able to protect her. When he falls in love with Clarice, he doesn't fight against it, but finds another reason for his interest. Truly Lecter.
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Summary: Hannibal Lecter strikes again!
Review: This is a sequel worthy of the original. 'Hannibal' is truly abook you cannot put down from the first page. I found myself drawninto the mind and world of Dr. Hannibal Lecter. The ending of Paul Krendler made me laugh. True poetic justice.
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Summary: TERRIBLE ENDING !!
Review: Wish I hadn't wasted my time getting to the end of this BORING book. The ending ruined "Silence of the Lambs" for me. I refuse to recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Characters and content not up to "hype", disappointment
Review: After the wait, this book is such a disappointment. Hannible isn't as evil as he should be. Harris has made Clarice a weak pitiful person, and he has done the same to Jack Crawford. Granted, the new evil person Mason Verger, is a good villian. But, after waiting so long for this sequel, I am so disappointed I could cry. Please don't make a movie of THIS book. I have read Silence of the Lambs twice, seen the movie three times and will watch it again. But, I will never recommend this book to anyone. I regret spending the money for a hardcover, wish I would have waited for a "used book" sale.
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Summary: Disappointed and Disillusioned
Review: After having read the "Red Dragon" and "Silence of the Lambs," I was primed to expect the very best from Thomas Harris. I have been sincerely disappointed. Starling was the ultimate heroine in "Silence of the Lambs," and I truly looked forward to a repeat performance here. Instead Harris has done nothing but perpetuate the myth that strong women, subjected to office politics and underhanded subterfuge, will fold up their ethics and slink away with the villain. It broke my heart that Starling was transformed from the heroine we all want to be and respect into a crass cannibal consorting with the likes of Lecter. I can only hope that the movie won't follow this plot line and can salvage what could have been the ultimate fictional work of the twentieth century. Harris did a fine job, albeit a little too academic, with the prose. He set up a number of villains in Verger, Margot, and Krendler that are all too realistic, and had some especially horrific and spine-tingling moments. Unfortunately he lost me as a fan with his annihilation of Starling and the stupidest ending imaginable.
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Summary: A great follow up especially for lovers of the original
Review: It is definately the kind of book that you would stop doing your normal day-to-day things just to find out what the next page beholds! I found it totally engrossing and it's a great form of imagination Thomas has. The way the story progresses can be slow, but then the writer knows that to get a great story, you have to start slow and build up quickly to a great climax, just like in his other books. The ending IS reather strange, and I think there could have been a bit of realisation from Clarice's part towards Hannibal that he was there and what he was, instead it seemed she was rather natural about it, leaving the reader feeling a bit confused. But anyway, I think this book overall had the elements of a really good read, and it is one that I will remember. Recommended.
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Summary: 450 pages of absolute brilliance, 25 pages of absurdity.
Review: It did take me a while to get into this one, as it seemed most readers. Once into it, I thought Harris' dedication to the theme, and charecteristics of Lecter were brilliant. The portion of the book in Italy was somewhat overwhelming, involving too many details and language, which the average reader is unable to absorb. The book, did however keep me involved until the final two chapters. The ending, however, was absolutely rediculous, and made me regret reading the previous 450 pages.
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Summary: disappointing, implausible and will make lots of bucks...
Review: Amazing what you can get away with when you become a big-name author...a first time novelist would be lucky to even collect a rejection slip for this one. With the exception of Hannibal, the characters are reduced to cliches...poor Clarice, superwoman downtrodden by the male establishment. But that's what it takes to sell books today. The ending is ludicrous, it can't be explained, so Harris doesn't bother.
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Summary: A very disappointing conclusion to the Hannibal trilogy
Review: I bought this book before it was released. I was as excited about this release almost as much as Episode I of Star Wars. But unlike that film, I was extremely disappointed by the results. A very gothic and boring tale about nothing. I was hoping for an exciting story of Clarice Starling and her hunt for the escaped killer Hannibal Lecter. Instead, it is a long, drawn out glimpse into Lecter's appreciation for life (ironic) and a new evil character that is trying to avenge his being condemned to a wheelchair by Lecter; I don't care about this new character. I wanted to read about the people that I have read about in the previous novels. There were some exciting scenes (the opening FBI raid and Lecter's escape from Italy) but that's it. Please do not make a movie. I don't want to relive the book.
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