Hannibal

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Summary: Could any sequal have lived up to all the expectations?
Review: I really enjoyed this book a lot. But I was dissapointed with several aspects of it, one of them was that Jack Crawford all but dissapears from the book. I think Mr. Harris could have found a different way to deal him. After all, a little tension between he and Clarice was set up in Silence. Also, I noticed that Mr. Harris had Clarice going through the same motions she went through in Silence. Overall, I was entertained and couldn't wait to find out where it was going. And when I got there, I hated it at first but then realized it truly was the best ending for these charachters. I have no idea how this movie will be made into a film.

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Summary: Interesting followup to Silence of the Lambs
Review: Hannibal Lecter is up to his old tricks again. It is amazing how he can blend in and not be suspected of doing anything wrong. The novel reads very well but the ending is a little let down from the previous book.

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Summary: A huge disappointment!
Review: I was terribly disappointed by this book. Such expectations and such a letdown. This book ends in the absolute worst way imaginable. Without giving too much away to future readers, just imagine the material Harris has to work with. He has created an all-time anti-hero with terrific supporting characters. Only this time, Hannibal relies on a deus ex machina to get him out of a jam. I will leave out the specifics, but this "miracle" just isn't fair to the reader.

In Silence, he escaped in such a clever way. Not this time. There is a huge political angle to the story that Harris completely ignores at the end. What a waste.

Both the Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs were thriller/mysteries. Here was merely violence for the shock value. No thrill, no mystery, no tension. I am so disappointed in this book, that I will probably not see the movie if it follows this closely. I just cannot belive the drivel that passes for an ending here. It is beyond disbelief. Ten or eleven years to write this and this is the result?

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Summary: Intelligent, wonderfully written.
Review: I believe that the character of Hannibal Lector will be listed as one of the greatest characters of literature...right along side of Dracula. Tom Harris' Hannibal is intelligently written and brings the reader's senses to new heights. However, the ending was unexpected and not what I thought would have been what Starling would have done. However, after pondering the ending for days, I can see why it might happen this way. I don't think Hollywood will have the guts to portray it the same way it is in the book.

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Summary: Intelligent, wonderfully written.
Review: More than anything I was taken by how intelligent and well written Hannibal was. As I listened to the cassettes and the story unfold, the drama was crafted to a much higher level than Silence of the Lambs. (By the way, the actor who read during the cassettes was excellent and his voice added to the drama of the story.) Tom Harris has again brought our senses and our fears to new heights. However, the ending was totally unexpected and not what I thought was characteristic of Starling. However, pondering the ending over several days I can see why it might have happened this way. I don't think Hollywood will have the guts to portray the ending as written by the author. We shall see.

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Summary: Not "Lambs," but pretty good...
Review: The first 400 pages are well-written and captivating. The last hundred or so border on ridiculous. Still, worth a read.

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Summary: Still thinking
Review: From time to time, I was annoyed at the change of viewpoint, narrative, first person.. but it often gave me the feeling that Lecter himself was narrating the story. I'm not sure how I feel about the ending, but it wasn't a cop-out. Maybe he could have been a little more exploratory there.. talking us through some of the deeper wells of psychology that many of us are missing. However, this is not a book for those readers who want to be hand fed the meaning of everything. It was a deliberate ending with deep meaning, and it ties into Lecter's past. I enjoyed the book, and was not disturbed or dissapointed in the ending one bit. Thank you, Mr. Harris.

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Summary: Very disappointing, needed another edit
Review: I'm not sure what disappoints me more, the book, or the good reveiws, most notably Mr. King's. Erasing the line between popular fiction and literature? Give me a break. This book was horribly written. The author changed from present tense to past tense at every whim within the same paragraph. And the senator's name was spelled different in various parts of the book. Ridiculous. Did no one proofread this? As to the story, there was no suspense, just the gruesome details that a writer of Harris' obvious ability needn't have stooped to. I have my doubts that he even wrote this. Although I enjoyed the book as I would a cheap horror flick, I can scarcely recommend it. And I agree with those who didn't care for the ending. Totally absurd and random and should have stayed in the author's deleted files.

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Summary: Hannibal is Horrible
Review: After eagerly awaiting the sequel to Silence of the Lambs, I was very disappointed with Hannibal.

If you liked the author's two previous books, DON'T read Hannibal.

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Summary: Not worth the trouble
Review: I found this book to be predictable and disjointed. Harris should let an editor work with him since he constantly interrupts the flow of the story with psycho-babble. The method of Mason Verger's revenge is totally unbelievable. Anyone with a brain in their head would not be surprised at the ending. Since the two main characters seem very happy at the end, I can only hope there is no possibility of another Hannibal Lecter novel.