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Summary: The ending could have been a little better
Review: I am not going to harp on the ending which I still do not understand. I think it goes against what I thought Starling was about but maybe we'll find out more in the 4th one. You figure there has to be a 4th. Maybe with Will Graham coming back. Does anyone else find it strange that Harris did not bring him back from Red Dragon? I keep thinking he has grand plans for the future books.
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Summary: Disturbingly good
Review: Apart from the typos and other errors not caught during editing, this book is amazing. Forget any nice, clean, predictable story formats. The entire story and most of the characters are borderline if not completely absurd. The typical "good" characters end up being meaningless while the truly evil end up with the most style and taste. The end, while completely unpredictable is entirely believable. Well worth reading! If someone does make a movie out of this book I definitely hope they don't spoil it with fake feel-good packaging.
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Summary: This is an eagerly-awaited and disappointing sequel.
Review: Hannibal is the disappointing sequel to its chilling predecessor, The Silence of the Lambs. Clarice Starling, who was charming and vulnerable in the first book, has evolved into a pistol-packin' FBI agent. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, whose psychological acumen seemed able to pierce anyone's armor, has become a globe-trotting cannibal on the loose. The story line is improbable, minor characters are flat, and the book lacks the intrigue and horror of the previous volume. Further, the quality of Harris' writing seems forced. Present tense and sentence fragments are liberally employed to create suspense and an aura of impending doom. This is a difficult technique to maintain, however, and it falls short of the mark in this case. Being an impatient type, this reviewer purchased the book in hardcover. Don't. Hold out for the paperback or simply wait for the inevitable movie
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Summary: More encapturing than any book or movie I've ever exerienced
Review: The dramatic turn of event of this story as it unfolds is quite mesmerizing and exciting. As my business takes me on extensive road trips I find that listening to audio books is more stimulating than music. While I've experienced a number of audio books that made my travels quite pleasant, I've never been so consumed that I accually dreaded reaching my destination before the end of the book.
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Summary: A cacophony of evil...
Review: A cacophony of evil, Thomas Harris has taken Dr. Lector over the top in the much-waited sequel to Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal.It is difficult to perceive how someone who can peer so deeply into the darkness of the human heart can even live with himself after creating such a cast of monstrous proportions. While Lector himself serves as the centerpiece of this brilliantly crafted work, his nemesis-in-revenge in the persona of Mason Verger through his scheming minions plots a delicious and horrendous revenge for Lector's previous psychological and physical atrocities with him. Clarice Starling, FBI behavioral sleuth and the Doctor's personal toy returns as a Machiavellian surf and turf, friend and foe. Festooned on the landscape from DC to Florence, Italy Hannibal conquers in historical craftsmanship and literary complexity and originality. Silence of the Lambs quite simply pales in comparison. This is worth the eight-year wait. Be sure to acquire the book-tape as well as the hardcover. Harris' own read, though abridged, adds another dimension to this cauldron of fear.
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Summary: Vibrant prose. Stunningly written. A masterpiece.
Review: Michigan says Harris doesn't know when to use past and present tense? He is one of the few writers I have read who knows exactly how and when to use the tenses. For those who think Clarice's character is not in line with reality, read Kestler's FBI or any of the Jack Douglas books. Many agents tread a very fine line and more than one crosses over. A great story. Every word is a jewel. Clarissa's eyes are like cheap birthstones, says Lecter. Fabulous metaphor. Well deserves its place as number one.
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Summary: Story is good, ending is a disappointment.
Review: Of the 3 Hannibal Lecter books, this is one is by far the most bizarre. Part of the charm of reading about Hannibal was the fact that we knew so little about him. In Hannibal, Harris attempts to give some reasoning for Lecter's crimes. In doing so, he creates an ending that is completely out of character for both Clarice and Hannibal. The mutual respect that is discussed in Silence of the Lambs is twisted, and in my opinion, ruined in this sequel. The other characters that Harris throws into this novel are interesting, but they tended to overshadow Hannibal. All in all, Hannibal was a good read until the resolution of the story began. At that point, I began wondering if he was going to end with the cliche "it was all a dream."
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Summary: The first 434 pages can't be beat!
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading most of the book. I liked learning more about Lecter's early life and what made him the monster he is today. The ending was a disappointment. I do feel like I was jerked around by the book after reading how it ends. I almost felt like Barney: sold-out when things were going great but when things got difficult, decided he didn't want to see anymore or know anymore. That's how the ending made me feel. I regret reading the book and I nearly threw it out after I finished. The four stars I gave it are for the first 434 of it's 484 pages.
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Summary: STARLING & LECTOR A TWOSOME?? YUCK!!!
Review: I immediately dropped what I was reading as soon as I got this book, which I was eagerly waiting for. At the beginning it had my fullest attention, but after that I don't know what happened. The descriptions of Florence and fine food is nice, but not an entire book of it! Another reader commented that these are Harris' characters and can choose to do whatever he likes with them, but they are also the readers'as well. I feel that if I bought the book because of the characters, then I have a right to state my like or dislike. Starling was something else as well. At times she was the most clever FBI agent, just to end as what? Hannibal's sole mate?? I was shocked at how the book ended. I dragged through the last pages and was glad to finish it. Sorry, but if this book is made into a movie, wild horses couldn't drag me to see it. Hopkins/Jodie playing these roles? NOT IN A MILLION YEARS. P.S. Stephen King is one of my favorites, and now I believe that authors due stick together through THICK and THIN
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Summary: STUPID. REALLY, REALLY STUPID.
Review: Anyone who has somehow convinced themselves that this is a brilliant novel need to get some rest and really expensive therapy, because Hannibal reeks. "Stones From the River" is a great novel. "The Triumph and the Glory" is a great novel. Out of the approximately 1,300 novels released in the last month or so, EVERY LAST ONE of them is better than Hannibal. It has nothing one could remotely define as a plot. It glorifies depravity and mocks the greatness of its progenitor, Silence of the Lambs. Robert Harris should be ashamed to have his name on the cover of this sorry collection of incoherent paragraphs.
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