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charliebriggs96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Cannibalism, Confinement, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic friendship
bugeys's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Transphobia and Kidnapping
Moderate: Fatphobia, Stalking, and Gore
Minor: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Torture
captain_clo's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
So I figured I'd return to the source material!!
Oh, quick note, I absolutely loved the first novel - but reading it is not necessary to understand Silence of the Lambs...though it does lend a deeper context to quite a few characters.
I honestly thought I could not love a character as much as Will Graham. Empathetic, dog-loving, fisherman Will Graham. But Clarice Starling really charmed me. She's blunt in a truthful way, she's warm but not a doormat, and she's so incredibly persevering that it's no wonder Hannibal takes a shining to her. The way that Thomas Harris writes characters is so relatably real - it's like these people really exist out there in the world somewhere. Which is an incredible feat - that they're that nuanced when Harris' writing style is quite blunt and can, at times, be quite technical.
I can see why the film/s and tv show were so good when they had this kind of source material! I can't wait to read the next two!!!
Minor: Blood, Confinement, Kidnapping, Body horror, Cannibalism, Violence, Transphobia, Torture, and Body shaming
I'm not sure about labelling this novel as having transphobia, seeing as the book states in multiple ways that the killer is not transgender - but I would still be very, very wary of reading this if transphobia is a trigger of yours.olivialoveyloo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, and Violence
parttimerarebookdealer's review against another edition
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence
tenten's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
most of my "it's complicated" responses are complicated because of Clarice. i wouldn't say that the main characters are lovable, but i loved Clarice. i wouldn't say there's much character development, except for Clarice. i think she had the advantage of being the youngest main character, so her development, both as a person and as an FBI trainee, is more clear. i can also see why Jodie Foster took this role. i, admittedly, don't expect much from men writing from the perspective of women, especially in the 80s, but Harris did a good job with Clarice. i found her to be more interesting than Will Graham, protagonist of Red Dragon, and it's unfortunate what happens to Clarice's character in the follow-up, Hannibal (i normally don't prefer movie adaptations, but even that did a better job of concluding Clarice's story.) all in all, i loved Clarice - both in the book and in Jodie Foster's stellar portrayal (if it wasn't clear, i watched the movies first.)
i'm not sure if i want to continue with this series because i have read on several occasions that Hannibal and Hannibal Rising fall flat in comparison to the first two novels. i guess we'll see.
Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, and Transphobia
Minor: Cannibalism and Death