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candyspandemonium 's review for:
Hannibal Rising
by Thomas Harris
Where do I start with this?
Many years ago, I discovered Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs.
Hannibal Lecter was fascinating.
With Hannibal, that fascination left a little bit, but it was still a nice read.
That's why I decided to give "hannibal rising" a chance. And it was a mistake.
I could feel that Thomas Harris didn't even try. There were so many mistakes. So many things that didn't sound right about Hannibal, a character he had created himself. It was like he was destroying his own work, word after word, page after page. I didnt' feel invested in the world he was creating, couldn't even feel empathy for Hannibal. I feel like with the mystery he painted in the previous book, this prequel could've digged so much deeper in the mind of that character. Yet, I felt like I understood it more when he was a secondary character than when he was the main one.
I gave up on the book when I saw some mispelling of places in Paris. As a parisian, and knowing that he was in France and worked with the Brigade Criminelle, it was just too much. It just felt like he had himself given up.
I wouldn't recommend it to someone who loves Hannibal Lecter.
Just stick to Red Dragon and the Silence of the Lambs, it'll be better.
Many years ago, I discovered Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs.
Hannibal Lecter was fascinating.
With Hannibal, that fascination left a little bit, but it was still a nice read.
That's why I decided to give "hannibal rising" a chance. And it was a mistake.
I could feel that Thomas Harris didn't even try. There were so many mistakes. So many things that didn't sound right about Hannibal, a character he had created himself. It was like he was destroying his own work, word after word, page after page. I didnt' feel invested in the world he was creating, couldn't even feel empathy for Hannibal. I feel like with the mystery he painted in the previous book, this prequel could've digged so much deeper in the mind of that character. Yet, I felt like I understood it more when he was a secondary character than when he was the main one.
I gave up on the book when I saw some mispelling of places in Paris. As a parisian, and knowing that he was in France and worked with the Brigade Criminelle, it was just too much. It just felt like he had himself given up.
I wouldn't recommend it to someone who loves Hannibal Lecter.
Just stick to Red Dragon and the Silence of the Lambs, it'll be better.