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Summary: Harris has to be disturbed!
Review: This review refers to the audio version. I give this work credit for not being more-of-the-same of its predecessor. I also give Harris credit for courageously making the outcome what he wanted rather than what would appeal to the masses, creating some dissonance for the reader. I had to rewind the last side of the last tape a few times to make SURE I heard the dinner scene correctly. He is a FANTASTIC narrator and his own lilt and accent make this a great listen.
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Summary: Agent Starling has left the biulding!
Review: I hated this book. Harris bored me with his endless descriptions of Italian architecture, saddened me by shoveling Jack Crawford into an early grave, then disgusted me by making Clarice Bonnie to Lecter's Clyde. The only character that acted normal was Ardelia. I know Clarice needed a boyfriend but the demented Doc wasn't the one I had in mind. I kept expecting her to regain her faculties during the dinner scene and bash him on the head with a saute pan.
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Summary: Pretty Weird!
Review: Riveting sequence of events. It was nice to be able to picture Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster as the main characters in this book. I hope they come back for the movie version. This book was extremely well thought out but admittedly dry with all the Italian history. Maybe that's only because I am not Italian! Thank you Mr. Harris!
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Summary: anti-christian, anti-jesus book
Review: This book is a definite attack on the christian values of jesus. It makes the villian the good person -- just like those who persecuted our savior jesus thought of themselves. it is a direct slam against our beloved jesus and christiantity and part of the liberal media's cultural war against us. imagine, making a "cannibal" who eats human flesh for pleasure intoa hero! jesus would be crying if he had read this book.
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Summary: It WAS different
Review: Perhaps my level of anticipation was too high, but it was much greater than the actual event (reading the book). There were some surprises and a very different character in Verger, but I did not enjoy him. The psychological realizations of Starling and Lecter were interesting, but Clarice's final status was, to me, not believable. My advice: re-read Silence and Red Dragon.
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Summary: horrible
Review: I cannot remember ever being so disappointed by a sequel. I enjoyed Red Dragon and Silence so much and this was just awful. I feel that Mr. Harris did not remain true to his characters, especially Clarice. I would not recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Pleasant reading enough
Review: Nice continuation of the Starling-Lecter relationship, though the ending was a bit too over-the-top...imho...All in all, however, a fun, exciting read!
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Summary: Very nice!
Review: Not nearly as good as The Silence of the Lambs, but then, you expect the sequel would end like it does, I was a little disappointed with it, but it is nonetheless very sharp and incredibly interesting! I strongly recommend it, along with Thomas Harris' Red Dragon.
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Summary: Final Lecter book is a winner
Review: I'm somewhat surprised at the negative reviews given to Hannibal. The book had the usual characters and suspects, plus a new batch with most of them quite disreputable. Nothing wrong with that. More of this book was directed to political infighting than detective work than before. A couple discrepancies here and there but nothing show stopping. A genuine page turner though most of its length, I found the ending to be a very unexpected but interesting twist. Spoiler alert here! Many reviewers took offense at Agent Starling's fate and stated how implausible it was. Well, her hold on reality was never than great given her one-mindedness and narrow focus on life. Hell, Lecter as a character at all is fairly implausible - once we've accepted him in the book, the final step to the end isn't too unreal.
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Summary: Don't buy this book, or waste time reading a borrowed copy
Review: I guess the title of my review says it all. This is the worst book that I can recall reading. Harris apparently ran out of ideas but was under contract to produce, and this hunk of garbage is what he came up with. No wonder Jodie Foster turned down a chance to play Agent Starling in a sequel. I wish that I could just erase that book from my memory. It really was that bad!
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