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Summary: Good, but could have been better
Review: Like many people, I bought this book the same day it was released and dove right in, thinking I could finish it in a couple of days. However it just did not maintain that kind of intensity. There was too much detail paid to Lector's likes/dislikes. The continuity of the story was difficult to follow at times. No one reading a thriller could be that interested in Italian history.On the plus side, it was horrifying in places, reminiscient of "Silence of the Lambs" and "Red Dragon". But it does not compare to Mr. Harris's two previous works. Perhaps another "sequel" is in the works to atone for the ending of "Hannibal". Let's hope it is not eight years away.
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Summary: Absolute Brilliance!! Yum Yum!
Review: I can't say enough good things about this book. I've read criticisms about the ending's bizarre twist, but in the context of the novel, it fits. In the context of the characters, it fits -- and it's a brave move. Can't wait to see how they handle this in the upcoming film. ... fava beans anyone?
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Summary: Sorry I read it.
Review: I read both "Red Dragon" and "Silence of the Lambs" and very much enjoyed them. This book I thought about putting down half-way through and once I finished it, I wished I had. The writing isn't bad, it is the story line. I found nothing redeeming about it. It wasn't enjoyable, didn't end well, and just left me with a sick feeling in my stomach.
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Summary: Fantastic!!!
Review: I thought this book would be okay but found that I enjoyed it much more than Silence of the Lambs. I could not put it down from the moment that I started. The ending was such a surprise that I had to read it twice. I would encourage everyone that read Silence to read this. You will not be disappointed.
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Summary: Not up to expectations.
Review: After Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs I was hoping for the same type of page turner. Hannibal was a good book if you were looking for a psychological dissertation or head shrinking handbook. As a page turner, or as a follow up to Silence of the Lambs, it falls well short.
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Summary: Did we really need this book?
Review: After Harris wrote Silence of the Lambs I believe his intent was to leave it at that and not write another book. Perhaps it gives everyone comfort to know the outcome of Lector, but I was certainly pleased with the legacy of Lector ending in Silence of the Lambs. This book is unimaginable and just serves as an ending which I think was poor. Otherwise, Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs were two great books and I also reccommend Harris's other book, Black Sunday.
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Summary: Creepy, sick.. I loved it!
Review: I'm sure everyone knows that Thomas Harris published this book "as-is": no editing, no proofing, just a "Here it is. Print it." to his publisher. It works. Not perfectly at times, but \/\/hatever /\/\ary.. It's still a horrible (in the good sense) little piece from a mind not just twisted, but actually sprained. I can't see this ever being a movie, and even if it were, I doubt Jodie Foster would get involved unless the ending were changed dramatically (ie., "removed") Nothing against The Goddess, I just don't see this as her cup of tea. One critic said "No one is as smart as Hannibal is." I say, "Honey, get out more often!" Read it, enjoy it, avoid sweetmeats.
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Summary: New Novel From Author of 'Lambs' Sheepish At Best
Review: Hannibal is a story relying on previously developed characters thrown into a plot that gets weaker and more disjointed as the pages turn. The entire ordeal, and that is exactly what reading this book is, was unbelievable and poorly told.
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Summary: When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.
Review: There is a fine line between brainwashing someone into doing something and the release of that subverted desire. Set ten years after Hannibal Lechter's escape, Clarice Starling's life is nothing like she expected it to be. After her rescue of Sen. Martin's daughter from the hands of Jame Gumb (Buffalo Bill), Clarice has been shuffled off from one low-class assignment to another, her career track being manipulated from above by Paul Krendler, an extremely vindictive DOJ higher-up that can't accept her beating him to Buffalo Bill, or her refusal of his sexual advances. When things look their darkest, Hannibal comes calling on Clarice, reminding her who she is and of the strength that is in her. Meanwhile, a surviving victim of Lechter's, Mason Verger, has put a bounty on Hannibal's head, and law-enforcement types are stumbling over themselves to trap him. Continuing in the vein that made his earlier books so riveting, Thomas Harris once again pored the reader into a killer's mind, for us to find our way out.
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Summary: A masterpiece
Review: I can't believe anyone would have a negative judgement on the ability of Harris to write. He has a wonderful gift, he is a genius, and this book left me with mouth agape for several minutes after I finished it. This book is incredible; Harris masters the art of painting indescribable pictures in your mind, often with a simplicity that many can't even imagine having. The ending was exactly what I knew should happen; I reread two sentences at the end many times a day, (if you've read it, it's after the breast feeding conversation) because I have never read something as sensual as these words, again, beautiful in their simplicity.
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