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2.5 AVERAGE
2.5 AVERAGE
2 stars.
Original rating - 2.5 stars.
Thank you to the publisher for providing me with a free limited edition proof copy of this book!
This was my first ever Harris book, and reading the blurb made it seem interesting enough for me to read. The book is about a gang - if you can call it that - members of which are trying to retrieve treasure from underneath Pablo Escobar's old mansion in Florida Keys. Cari Mora - after which the book is titled - is a young Colombian house maid, who plays a bigger role in the events of the book.
Now... I went into the book with no expectations, seen as I've not read any of Harris' previous works. I did, however, think that it would be a lot more interesting than what it actually was. The sheer amount of characters made it super hard to figure out what was going on. I feel the writing style wasn't descriptive enough, it seemed as though some details were being left out, so I often felt very confused and had to read certain passages a couple of times in order to understand the whole chapter. The plot was very, very basic and predictable. It offered no gripping events, nothing that would keep you on the edge of your seat. I did like the character of Cari Mora, her backstory was interesting and heartbreaking, but this was the only character with any sort of depth. All in all, this was a boring book, and has put me off reading any more of Thomas Harris' books...
Original rating - 2.5 stars.
Thank you to the publisher for providing me with a free limited edition proof copy of this book!
This was my first ever Harris book, and reading the blurb made it seem interesting enough for me to read. The book is about a gang - if you can call it that - members of which are trying to retrieve treasure from underneath Pablo Escobar's old mansion in Florida Keys. Cari Mora - after which the book is titled - is a young Colombian house maid, who plays a bigger role in the events of the book.
Now... I went into the book with no expectations, seen as I've not read any of Harris' previous works. I did, however, think that it would be a lot more interesting than what it actually was. The sheer amount of characters made it super hard to figure out what was going on. I feel the writing style wasn't descriptive enough, it seemed as though some details were being left out, so I often felt very confused and had to read certain passages a couple of times in order to understand the whole chapter. The plot was very, very basic and predictable. It offered no gripping events, nothing that would keep you on the edge of your seat. I did like the character of Cari Mora, her backstory was interesting and heartbreaking, but this was the only character with any sort of depth. All in all, this was a boring book, and has put me off reading any more of Thomas Harris' books...
When I got this ARC I said "WOW, Thomas Harris" and was prepared to read a terrifying, gritty and exciting book.
I had high expectations and unfortunately I was disappointed.
It's not a bad thriller but I found it a bit boring.
The villain si so over the top so I found him funny and not terrifying. Cari Mora is more interesting but it reminded me of a lot of other kick-ass heroine.
There were some moments when Mr Harris seems to remember how he wrote the Silence of the Lambs and you start hoping. It doesn't last and you go back to usual tran tran.
I have to admit that I like the crocodile but I was quite bored on the whole.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
I had high expectations and unfortunately I was disappointed.
It's not a bad thriller but I found it a bit boring.
The villain si so over the top so I found him funny and not terrifying. Cari Mora is more interesting but it reminded me of a lot of other kick-ass heroine.
There were some moments when Mr Harris seems to remember how he wrote the Silence of the Lambs and you start hoping. It doesn't last and you go back to usual tran tran.
I have to admit that I like the crocodile but I was quite bored on the whole.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
Thomas Harris is really magnificent at being gruesome. I visibly recoiled a few times I read some of the things his characters did. There is nothing I love more than how demented Thomas Harris' creativity is.
I love Thomas Harris. Silence of the Lambs taught me to love horror, Red Dragon is one of my favorite books of all time.
What made Cari Mora less enjoyable, I felt, was that the characters were not nearly as colorful and dynamic as his many others. Of course, no one is as magnificent a character as Hannibal Lecter, and I always appreciate a little alopecia representation (if that's what Hans Peter Schneider was), but none of the characters grabbed me. I have no idea why this is, I have no idea why I was so uninvested in his writing this time around
It was a good book, nonetheless. This was DNF-ed for me once I'd read over a hundred pages and still not felt enticed to finish. I would probably have finished it if I wasn't so hard pressed for time. Maybe I'll give this another chance someday.
I love Thomas Harris. Silence of the Lambs taught me to love horror, Red Dragon is one of my favorite books of all time.
What made Cari Mora less enjoyable, I felt, was that the characters were not nearly as colorful and dynamic as his many others. Of course, no one is as magnificent a character as Hannibal Lecter, and I always appreciate a little alopecia representation (if that's what Hans Peter Schneider was), but none of the characters grabbed me. I have no idea why this is, I have no idea why I was so uninvested in his writing this time around
It was a good book, nonetheless. This was DNF-ed for me once I'd read over a hundred pages and still not felt enticed to finish. I would probably have finished it if I wasn't so hard pressed for time. Maybe I'll give this another chance someday.
While I quickly read this book as a fun, easy summer read, I didn't necessarily enjoy the experience. The overall premise is intriguing, but the execution leaves much to be desired. I found myself frequently re-reading sections because I couldn't follow the story - the plot holes were too big to navigate! I found the author included information that added nothing to the story, and left me confused and wondering why this information was included. To me, this book felt like a draft rather than a complete story.
There are some authors who will always have a certain power over me. No matter how badly they screw up *cough*[b:Hannibal Rising|32416|Hannibal Rising (Hannibal Lecter, #4)|Thomas Harris|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1394208690s/32416.jpg|46673]*cough* there will always be something that grabs me and refuses to let go. I must read their books, its not even a question.
Some of that power is just in who they are. Thomas Harris created my favorite literary/cinematic/television (primarily television) character of all time and every work of his that I encounter will always be colored by that. My breath catches when I see his name and I think "that's the man who gave me Hannibal."
He also has a very deft hand for deviltry. Frankly he takes a far too creepy for my personal comfort level delight in writing the most appalling things he can think of in the cheeriest possible way. In the case of the utterly hideous villain in [b:Cari Mora|42118856|Cari Mora|Thomas Harris|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1547216289s/42118856.jpg|65710928] he's quite possibly reached entirely new levels of charmingly disgusting and that's saying something.
I'd be lying if I pretended I wasn't just a touch bitter that Mr. Harris's first novel in way too damn long was not going to feature my beloved H.L. but it was pretty hard not to fall immediately in love with stoic, stern faced Cari Mora. She's a former Columbian child soldier who makes a living as a jill of all trades while she tries to find a way to realize her dream of becoming a veterinarian in the wilds of Biscayne Bay. One of her day jobs is minding the nightmarish former mansion of some guy named Pablo Escobar, I don't know maybe you've heard of him? Well it turns out he might have hidden some treasure somewhere on the grounds and there are just loads of nefarious folks who'd like to get their hands on it. Some of Escobar's former affiliates, master thieves, and one very, very appalling human trafficker are all circling around Cari Mora, desperate for her inside knowledge of the house and grounds.
There's a truly delicious tension running all through this story and its amazing how easy it is to picture every scene given Harris's spartan style of writing. The book isn't rife with elaborate descriptions of intense violence and Harris doesn't set his scenes with a monologue about the sun coming up over the water or vivid accounts of how gorgeous Cari Mora is but you just sort of know all those things anyway. His genius is in how subtle and simple his writing is. With just a really well chosen name or a few sentences describing a particular facial expression or body part he sent me into paroxysms of delighted, wicked cackling.
The best example is the main villain of the piece who I can't even tell you about because it would ruin a wonderfully awful person who really has to be experienced first hand. I want you to be just as appalled and intrigued as I was.
I made a lot of faces while I read this and none of them were very attractive according to my husband.
I feel like any negative reviews of this book are going to get very hung up on the fact that it isn't another Hannibal Lecter book and that's a damn shame. This is a truly great, exciting heist story with memorable characters, a wonderful heroine and the kind of truly evil, marvelous bad guy that only Thomas Harris can write.
Some of that power is just in who they are. Thomas Harris created my favorite literary/cinematic/television (primarily television) character of all time and every work of his that I encounter will always be colored by that. My breath catches when I see his name and I think "that's the man who gave me Hannibal."
He also has a very deft hand for deviltry. Frankly he takes a far too creepy for my personal comfort level delight in writing the most appalling things he can think of in the cheeriest possible way. In the case of the utterly hideous villain in [b:Cari Mora|42118856|Cari Mora|Thomas Harris|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1547216289s/42118856.jpg|65710928] he's quite possibly reached entirely new levels of charmingly disgusting and that's saying something.
I'd be lying if I pretended I wasn't just a touch bitter that Mr. Harris's first novel in way too damn long was not going to feature my beloved H.L. but it was pretty hard not to fall immediately in love with stoic, stern faced Cari Mora. She's a former Columbian child soldier who makes a living as a jill of all trades while she tries to find a way to realize her dream of becoming a veterinarian in the wilds of Biscayne Bay. One of her day jobs is minding the nightmarish former mansion of some guy named Pablo Escobar, I don't know maybe you've heard of him? Well it turns out he might have hidden some treasure somewhere on the grounds and there are just loads of nefarious folks who'd like to get their hands on it. Some of Escobar's former affiliates, master thieves, and one very, very appalling human trafficker are all circling around Cari Mora, desperate for her inside knowledge of the house and grounds.
There's a truly delicious tension running all through this story and its amazing how easy it is to picture every scene given Harris's spartan style of writing. The book isn't rife with elaborate descriptions of intense violence and Harris doesn't set his scenes with a monologue about the sun coming up over the water or vivid accounts of how gorgeous Cari Mora is but you just sort of know all those things anyway. His genius is in how subtle and simple his writing is. With just a really well chosen name or a few sentences describing a particular facial expression or body part he sent me into paroxysms of delighted, wicked cackling.
The best example is the main villain of the piece who I can't even tell you about because it would ruin a wonderfully awful person who really has to be experienced first hand. I want you to be just as appalled and intrigued as I was.
I made a lot of faces while I read this and none of them were very attractive according to my husband.
I feel like any negative reviews of this book are going to get very hung up on the fact that it isn't another Hannibal Lecter book and that's a damn shame. This is a truly great, exciting heist story with memorable characters, a wonderful heroine and the kind of truly evil, marvelous bad guy that only Thomas Harris can write.
I loved the Black Sunday and the Hannibal Lecter trilogy, and read them all 2-3 times. The style for Hannibal Rising was different, and I didn't love it. Cari Mora...it didn't feel like the character development was there. It was an okay concept, but all the characters fell flat for me and I didn't care about any of them. The plotline, too. It was built up on the description, but then got, like, a few lines of revelation? Disappointing ☹️
Bored out of my mind with this one. Compared to his previous writing, this one feels very sub-par and that makes me sad.
Ugh. I bought a copy with Harris’ signature in it from B&N. If not for the neat autograph, I’d ask for my money back. The best thing about this book was the cover. Someone needed to pay-off a mortgage, a mistress, or send their kid to Harvard. I feel like I did when I was a kid and saw Tom Clancey jump the shark. It is so bad, it makes me question all his other books a bit.
Dopo 13 anni dall’ultimo romanzo della saga di Hannibal Lecter... e tutto ciò che ci si trova tra le mani è un romanzetto sintetico in cui personaggi solo abbozzati, sembrano una brutta e grottesca copia di quanto Harris riusciva a descrivere un tempo. E gli ingredienti, che pure ci don tutti (sadismo, cannibalismo, violenza gratuita), sembrano buttati qua e là in un disordine che non lascia alcuna traccia interessante. E un finale che assomiglia troppo a quello di una serie tv cancellata per esigenze di budget.
I feel like I am being generous with one star. What was this about? Pablo escobar's house in Miami and some gold? A woman's revenge? Not sure, but since it was a short book, I thought I would get through it quickly. Unfortunately, it still seemed to drag on. Not recommended.