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Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol
There were some parts I found a tad boring, but that was prob more my mental space than the book itself. It was definitely fun reading the parts that got weaved into The Silence of the Lambs movie, even if it’s from a different book in the series. Very excited to read the next one.
Oh one of my biggest disappointments (or the biggest) was when Graham said “I could care less.” Guy is supposed to be hella intelligent and pulls that crap.
Good god I both can and cannot believe how many people are whining in the reviews saying they watched the Hannibal series and are upset he’s not in this book much. I can’t believe they had enough reading comprehension to make it through the entire book when they couldn’t make it through/comprehend the title (or synopsis) of the book. And totally missed that there is a book literally titled “Hannibal,” but they haven’t gotten there yet 🤦🏻♀️
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking
Minor: Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Racial slurs, Abandonment
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Graphic: Suicide, Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse
Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Rape, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Abandonment
Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism
First, there are some parts of this book that are truly disgusting. Read with caution and mind the content warnings.
Second, if your main exposure to this series is the NBC Hannibal adaptation, just know this is a very different style of storytelling. I've loved every bit of media related to this series from childhood (I may never understand why my dad let me watch Silence of the Lambs at 8) and I consider NBC's Hannibal to be a masterpiece. That said, the books are much more linear. Maybe a little dry at times. I personally enjoy Thomas Harris' writing style, but as always, your mileage may vary.
I could go on forever and ever about how much I love this book and the rest of the series but I'll spare the essay here. It's a great story to be enjoyed safely and with an open mind.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy
Minor: Racism, Dementia
Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Stalking
Minor: Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury