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kaiyasumeragi 's review for:
Hannibal Rising
by Thomas Harris
2.5 out 5 Stars
I had such high hopes for this novel but in the end it fell flat. I wish I had known when going into this book that Thomas Harris wrote it so there would be a Hannibal Rising movie, that the director of the film said I'm doing this whether you write a novel or not. That is reflected in the format this book was written in as well as the overall plot and character development. This novel did not flow cohesively as his previous books either, the chapters that felt disconnected from one another as if they were entries rather than chapters. Overall this was an okay book and I would reread it again knowing what I know now to see if my opinion changes. If you are a fan of the Hannibal Lecter series I would recommend it but don't expect the quality of his previous novels. There were great moments in the novel where we get to see how Hannibal became the cannibal that we love but the journal-like entries chop the story ultimately hindered the story telling that Harris does so well.
I had such high hopes for this novel but in the end it fell flat. I wish I had known when going into this book that Thomas Harris wrote it so there would be a Hannibal Rising movie, that the director of the film said I'm doing this whether you write a novel or not. That is reflected in the format this book was written in as well as the overall plot and character development. This novel did not flow cohesively as his previous books either, the chapters that felt disconnected from one another as if they were entries rather than chapters. Overall this was an okay book and I would reread it again knowing what I know now to see if my opinion changes. If you are a fan of the Hannibal Lecter series I would recommend it but don't expect the quality of his previous novels. There were great moments in the novel where we get to see how Hannibal became the cannibal that we love but the journal-like entries chop the story ultimately hindered the story telling that Harris does so well.