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Summary: Fantastic
Review: Excellent. Thats all there is to say. This story was excellent, the characters were great, i find no fault for this book.
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Summary: Not bad, but not up to the other books' caliber
Review: Harris might want to consider skipping some of his tonier reference manuals and re-reading his own work. Did anyone notice that a lot of the gore in "Hannibal" was recycled from "Red Dragon?" And after 11 years, there's really no excuse to make inaccurate reference to "Silence of the Lambs," because Frederica Bimmel was NOT a "floater," as Harris has Starling recall. She was better hidden than Buffalo Bill's other victims, a key plot point and one of the ways she tracks down Jame Gumb. In fact, Bimmel wasn't even the dead girl from the autopsy scene in "Silence." That's just sloppy. The travelogue in Florence was tedious at first, but I got into it more as time went on. I don't think we should have revisited every "Silence" character, though. I did like the risk he took by explaining Hannibal's past -- it made him a bit less cartoonishly evil. And I did like the ending.
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Summary: A Pleasing Style, well paced story...strange ending
Review: I enjoyed the style of writing in Hannibal by Thomas Harris; though it took some pages to get used to. I don't want cookie cutter novels; always the complete sentence, always in the proper tense, always in one pov. It was a delight to see Harris write in this "fresh" style, and I do believe he has earned the right to offer us this style.As for the story, it was well-paced and very enjoyable. I didn't think the scenes were overly described...I needed it to get a feel of the atmosphere. Nor did I think it was too gruesome, for it helped in defining the characters and the degree of their motivation...every character was fascinating. The ending...though strange to me, is one that I have accepted. p.s. Anthony Hopkins brilliant portrayal of Hannibal had me reading and re-reading all of Hannibal's diaglogue, until I could hear him as Hopkin's would have portrayed him.
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Summary: I loved it! Even the ending
Review: These reviews seem to be mostly split between people who liked the book up until the ending and gave it one star, and folks who loved the whole thing and gave it 5. Count me in that category. Sure the book comes to a surprise conclusion but that's the fun of it. I will say that Chapter 100, the "dinner party," was the most amazing eight pages of fiction that I have ever read in my life. I can't get that scene out of my mind!
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Summary: Great Ending!!
Review: I am unusual in that I thought the ending was the best part of this book. It was more shocking than any of the earlier, grislier chapters.
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Summary: STUPID!
Review: Well, my review is in.. "Hannibal" is.... * Hilariously implausible * Fatuous...in a disturbing way! * Plotted in suprisingly awkward form! * Ugly...rather than interesting! * A seeming attempt to extend an existing story line "to the limits." (It overshoots the mark...wildly...like a drunken barnstormer.) * A BIG disappointment! Horror has never been so...well, just plain sophmorically inane. So much for expectations. Book buyers: save your money; don't encourage this degrading, despressing bilge. Library patrons: don't worry if your name is far down the waiting list. This one will make your sunny day at the beach seem like a year cleaning loos in an insane asylum. Yuk!
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Summary: What a trite effort to cash in on a master monster!
Review: After anxiously awaiting the return of Dr. Lecter, I bought "The Book", planned out a rainey Sunday and prepared to read. One third into this mess, I thought something was wrong with me that I this book was so bad.....I then realized when it took over two weeks to finish this potpouri of garbage, that it wasn't me. This is such a cheap shot at what was a super series about a well-crafted demon, that it defies description. Most reviewers didn't like the ending, and true, it was terrible. It did, however, match the nonsensical story line. I am so disappointed! I'd give it 1/2 thumb up and advise all to skip it!
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Summary: Worse than disappointing.
Review: If you loved the movie "Highlander", and then were disgusted at how the sequel was so bad in so many ways that it almost dragged down its brilliant precursor with it, you'll know what it's like to read this book. Not worth the time nor the money.
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Summary: Had Moments - But Disappointing
Review: While I found this piece had the elements to keep my attention, pulling me in and driving me to turn each page, the ending was a major disappointment. Especially in the case of Starling, the conclusion is entirely out of character. It doesn't show a different side of her character, instead the book displays an unbelievable side. However, we've been set up for one more piece in the series. Should Harris decide to write it, I hope the final conclusion is more satisfying than this one.
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Summary: Open up your mind....at your own risk.
Review: The book is deep, dark, at times disturbing and left me with the sensation of crawling skin and the need to go for a run and take a shower. And then I loved it! The bottom line is that this book is interesting, thought provoking, beautifully written stuff. It is, however, very different form T.H.'s other works.(god forbid) This is not the third chapter in some cliff-hanger series. It is new journey with some old and familiar faces. I think the true message lies well below the surface and requires the reader to leave his or her usual comfort zone to truly appreciate it. Which, in my oppinion, is a good thing. The book is simply a bit dangerous. If that's not your thing you will probably be disappointed. But if your feeling bold give it a shot...you might enjoy the experience. Just take a gander at what it's stirred up on this review page.
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