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Now, about Red Dragon I said I would not necessarily recommend it despite it being a part of my favorite series. The same is true for Silence.
So much of this book does not hold up in modern times. On the least offensive note, a lot of the references have been lost to time. But THEN, hoo boy. As a trans and gay person, I have a lot to say about the Buffalo Bill storyline and how it is presented (mostly negative, but surprisingly not all). Fatphobia is also a major plot point throughout and is presented without a shred of respect for fat people, either. Now. I can extend a certain level of grace for something published 35 years ago, but that doesn't make it palatable either.
I see these books through a 20 year old filter of nostalgia that a new reader would not have.
So, read with caution, I guess.
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Terminal illness, Excrement, Kidnapping
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Violence
Minor: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Death, Suicide
Minor: Confinement, Cannibalism
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Sexism, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder
Graphic: Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Transphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia
Clarice is so much more three-dimensional, making for a much more interesting read than I imagined. Furthermore I loved her friendship with Ardelia, and I would love a tv show about this book to really pace it properly, and to include all the small details the movie missed. But I love both, and both have their flaws and strengths.
As a closing note, I also don’t find it particularly transphobic. It’s not ideal language, no, but I think to simply call it “transphobic” is reductive and flat. But that’s just my opinion, and people are more than welcome to disagree.
Graphic: Confinement, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Medical content
Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia, Transphobia
Minor: Chronic illness, Confinement