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sharb's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jobinsonlis's review
3.0
I vaguely remembered liking this one more the first time I read it but I think I just liked the Brett Ratner movie a lot. Ralph Fiennes makes the Tooth Fairy killer so compelling in the movie but here he's just kinda generic--abandoned by people who should have loved him, check, abused by an older female relative, check, abnormal in a way that immediately makes him an outcast in his community, check, tortures animals to feel like he has control, check, sexually confused and frustrated, check, check, check. It's all pretty standard stuff for the genre. Even Will Graham feels pretty generic here without Edward Norton giving him all that tormented depth. Hannibal still feels unique and presumably that's why Thomas Harris decided to make him the through line of the series rather than Graham, which was smart. I'm curious if I'll still like the next book because I remember really liking it the last time I read it.
hannaschroy's review
Too heteronormative in its handling of Molly Foster Graham, too reminiscent of true crime media in a non enjoyable way for me
phonicallychallenged's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
austinrawr's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence
wrumze's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
achillesheeled's review
2.0
Fear comes with imagination, it’s a penalty, it’s the price of imagination.
just didnt really find it interesting tbh. i liked the tv show a lot better. its pretty mediocre
just didnt really find it interesting tbh. i liked the tv show a lot better. its pretty mediocre
gearyofbooks's review
3.0
Good book, well written but so close to the Red Dragon movie that having seen the movie first this holds no suspense for me. Thus the three stars.