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The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

17 reviews

bunnypez's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, Gore, Sexism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Blood

oobi's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I read this after having read Red Dragon, and can say I enjoyed it far more. Clarice is relatable and fun, but its sad that she's the only female leading character of the Hannibal series. Being a trans person, I think the depiction of Buffalo Bill is strange and misinformed, yet nuanced, and a good example of Thomas Herris's talent in writing from the perspective of a truly demented and backwards person. The writing kept me engaged despite my tendency to get off track while reading, I hadn't felt so absorbed in a book for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Transphobia, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Violence, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Torture, Gore, Police brutality, Sexism, Murder, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

hungryheidi2013's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

me and who... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, and Sexism

Moderate: Transphobia, Cannibalism, Body horror, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

major_tom's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Would I advice someone to read it? Yes. Would I reread it? Unlikely.

It’s an interesting detective story, with a very strong main character and insightful descriptions of police structure. In this case, I think the fact that I watched the movie spoiled some of experience reading it, because the movie is so good.
But the plot is interesting, Lector is intriguing, and the mystery keeps you on your toes. The flow is nice, though at the end I felt that things were rushed a little bit, dumping so much factual information. But we don’t learn why the crime happens or any motivation behind it, it’s kept quite vague (at least, it seemed to me).

I think it’s definitely worth reading the book if you liked the movie, but if you’re looking for police-dense murder mystery, there are more exciting books out there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Body horror

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Cannibalism, and Kidnapping

Minor: Transphobia

charliebriggs96's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Cannibalism, Confinement, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic friendship

imposterwalrus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, and Transphobia

Moderate: Animal death, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, and Homophobia

roxiw's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Sexism, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cannibalism, Grief, Terminal illness, and Transphobia

Minor: Death of parent and Homophobia

One homophobic slur. Outdated terms used for transgender people.