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thursdd4y's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Stalking, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Grief, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Body horror, Child death, War, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, and Toxic relationship
emsmeat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, War, Violence, Murder, Cannibalism, Child death, and Child abuse
plantkitt3n's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Death, War, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Child abuse, Gore, and Death of parent
hocuscrocus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
On the negative side, it's a slow crawl to find the plot, and it's not very satisfying when it finally shows up.
On the extra subjective side, I found it very slow going in general. It felt like Hannibal was 13 forever and then he was 18 forever. I get that these were the parts of his life that were most significant but I still found it very slow.
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Incest, Sexual violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, War, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Animal death and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Deportation
frmeden's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: War, Violence, Racism, Child death, Grief, Murder, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content
gabbyreynolds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Gun violence, Murder, and War
freshbatchofbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Violence, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Medical content, Murder, War, Torture, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Genocide, and Gore
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Misogyny, Bullying, Stalking, Trafficking, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Sexism, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Slavery
fatkidatheartreads's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not saying I agree with the decisions Hannibal Lecter made, but I'm saying I get it.
Hannibal Rising is an exploration of his rough upbringing in the midst of German invasion and war and all the losses he endured that eventually 'broke' him. There is a conversation in the book revolving Hannibal that happens between a police Inspector and his assistant and it goes like :
What do you think he is?
The little boy Hannibal died in 1945 out there in the snow trying to save his sister. His heart died with Mischa. What is he now? There's not a word for it yet. For lack of a better word, we'll call him a monster.
.. which goes to show that big bad terrifying Hannibal Lecter is a result of all his circumstances and childhood traumas.
This book also introduces insightful tidbits into Hannibal's character and mannerisms e.g we learn about how he came up with the Memory palace, what drove him to commit his first murder, how he ended up retrieving hidden memories, his inner demons or even how he became so skilled in surgery and human anatomy.
I really enjoyed reading this thrilling and gruesome book.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Cannibalism, War, Animal cruelty, Child death, and Gore
paperbackacademie's review against another edition
Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Cannibalism
kkalicky94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Medical content, Murder, and War
Moderate: Slavery, Trafficking, and Pedophilia
Minor: Antisemitism