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Summary: Way to sell out Clarice Starling, Mr. Harris :(
Review: Why does Harris use present tense in the front of each chapter and switch to past tense once the action gets going? Why does the book end without Clarice overcoming the political backstabbing at the FBI? She was such a strong character in Silence of the Lambs, but now she's as spineless as a jellyfish. There's more to a good book than disgusting imagery and hooks. What a waste of time.
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Summary: Enjoyed it to the Last Page
Review: Hannibal is one of the most vivid and interesting novels I have ever read. You end up caring about certain characters, while passionately hating others. This novel is not for the weak of heart (or stomach for that matter). The best thing about the third novel in the Lecter trilogy, is that it is not the same as The Red Dragon (Manhunter) and Silence of the Lambs (though both are also good novels).
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Summary: Not as good as Silence of the Lambs
Review: Hannibal is an intriguing character and his adventures are entertaining, however, this book is not as exciting as the lambs was. If this is your first exposure to Thos. Harris, I recommend stepping away from this book and reading Silence of the Lambs first.
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Summary: I'm Smart (Harris) You (reader) Are STUPID
Review: One thing not touched upon in these reviews is the way Harris (through Lecter) constantly reminds the reader how dumb they are compared to great minds like Lecter. The book is pretentious in the extreme, more of a class in antiquities and cooking than anything suspenseful. So, dear reader, you can't cook with white truffles? Too bad for you. The tone of the book is snotty and lets the reader feel his/her inferior education at every turn. And how does the incredibly superior Lecter fall afoul of his enemies? When Interpol and the FBI can't find him for seven years, he gets grabbed in a Safeway parking lot by a carful of goons. Does this make any sense? No, but it needed to happen for the sake of the alleged plot.One has a feeling this was written in just a few months. It is unedited and has a first draft quality. Mistakes that wouldn't get by in a freshman English class are on every page. Overall, Hannibal insults the reader. Save your $$. Pure junk.
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Summary: Wait until it comes out in paperback
Review: There were some things I liked - the FBI stuff, the shootout in the first chapter. I also found myself liking Hannibal - he had good reasons for killing some of those people. It was pretty well-written, but...I thought Mason's sister was ridiculous, and I was a little annoyed with the fact I predicted the ending. Everything tied together a little too neatly. I'm glad I didn't buy the book - it was a gift. I thought Silence of the Lambs was better.
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Summary: This was a three course meal when we could have had 5!
Review: Is it possible to count the many evils of not only Dr.Lector but also of Carlo, Mason, Pazi etc? Harris seems to try to hit every button to make you squirm. And, there in lies the problem. Too much gore and not enough score. And, come on, Mr. Harris, putting in your own political opinions regarding the Clinton saga. Cheap. The ending did seem unrealistic. Unless you believe that Lector has brainwashed Clarice. It's worth the read.....in paperback.
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Summary: Evil or mentally ill ?
Review: Harris's ability as a writer enabled him to explore evil as it is capable of existing within a psychoanalytical framework. If there was a flaw it was that he tried to give Hannibal's psychopathic personality a human side. I felt his evil is too satanic to deserve it. That aside, Lecter was in true form on taste and cuisine.
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Summary: Billy Crystal was right!!!
Review: From all the praise heralded by other readers, I wonder if I had the wrong book sent to me by mistake. There is no way this is a three star book, much less a 5 star one. I forced myself to finish it, and then regreted turning the last page. If only I had been like Billy Crystal in "Harry met Sally", and read the last page of the book before starting it...(so if I died before finishing it, I'd know how it ended), I could have saved myself an entire weekend of agony and bitter disapppointment...not to mention the money wasted on this novel. When I heard the book was coming out, I couldn't wait...and started holding my breath for the movie. Now, given the unbelievable (and unforgivable) ending Harris chose to tack onto this list of incomplete sentences...I am no longer waitng to exhale. Mr. Harris, why????
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Summary: Thomas Harris should have taken 12 years instead of 11
Review: Eagerly the most anticipated book of 1999, Thomas Harris' "Hannibal" is a wonderfully written book. That being said, it has the most dissapointing endings ever put to paper. Hannibal Lecter is as chariming and frightening as ever, however, even he cannot make sense of the ending. Mr. Harris took 11 years to write the third Hannibal Lecter book. Perhaps he needed 12. Memo to Dino De Laurentis & Co.: PLEASE, FOR THE MOVIE, CHANGE THE ENDING!!!
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Summary: This sequel to "Silence of the Lambs" was truly outstanding!
Review: Since reading "Silence of the Lambs" years ago, my husband and I have been anxiously awaiting Thomas Harris' sequel. Well, it was a long wait but worth it. "Hannibal" is brilliant. Thomas Harris does not disappoint his readers with this long-awaited sequel. It was so well written that I went out and bought another copy of "Silence of the Lambs" specifically so that I could reread the dialogues between Dr. Lechter and Clarice. Harris continued on beautifully from the first book to the second. I could easily envision Anthony Hopkins and Jodi Foster interacting once again. Can't wait for the movie! My only hope is that Mr. Harris doesn't wait TOO long to write the next book. GREAT JOB!
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