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Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

lady_my_cat's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

tayako's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

imallallallama's review against another edition

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4.0

Very disturbing. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

7ft_rat's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

monicaa_d's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Viscerally disturbing.

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wynterstrike's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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

3.75

scrive's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • 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? Yes

4.75

liviluvvvv's review against another edition

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5.0

def one of my top 3 books!

patuso's review against another edition

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3.0

El argumento está bien y durante el libro mantiene enganchado. Me ha parecido que el final es un poco atropellado, que pasan muchas cosas en muy pocas líneas y se le podría haber dedicado un poco más de cariño :)
El motivo de las tres estrellas es porque, a pesar de que el argumento es interesante, la traducción que he leído me parece malísima y el formato del libro muy difícil de seguir.

Entiendo que la traducción consistía en muchas ocasiones en traducir de forma literal el libro original. Esto en muchas ocasiones es un desastre porque la traducción literal no tiene sentido en español.

Además se suma que en esta versión digital que he leído los diálogos no están formateados de forma que sepas cuándo termina de hablar una persona y empieza a hablar la siguiente. Se termina sabiendo por contexto, pero ha hecho la lectura muy molesta.

Voy a seguir con el segundo de la serie, pero ya me he asegurado de leer una edición en la que la traducción esté hecha por otra persona.

amybrooklyn's review against another edition

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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

4.25