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Hannibal Rising - Not much.Review created: 01/08/07
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32 of 32 people found this review helpful.
You have to be a serious Hannibal Lector fan to purchase this book, and if you are, you will be disappointed in this story. Yes, there are a few -zingers- regarding Hannibal's youth, (and his ability to LOVE), but the story revolves around him searching for, and killing (as only Hannibal can) the Nazi war criminals who brutalized him and killed his family. I read the book in just a few hours. I may read it again after I see the movie. This story doesn't even come close to the previous novels.. Hannibal, Red Dragon, or Silence of the Lambs. Those contained creative stories, deliciously horrid descriptions, black humor, and a slow steady build-up to real terror. This is my first ever review. My great disappointment in this book has compelled me to write this, and to open myself up to criticism. I bought this new from Amazon for $16.77. and I am unhappy with the quality of the book. The paper is thick, cheap looking, and the pages aren't trimmed. It looks like a book club book. Although I pre-ordered to have a first edition, it is not labeled as such. My advice is: buy it for a good price on ebay, or read it at the library.
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Hannibal Rising - kinda stupid. Review has spoilers.Review created: 01/20/07
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7 of 9 people found this review helpful.
Warning: Spoilers included in this review.
I have read all of Thomas Harris's books except for Silence of the Lambs and liked them all except this one. By the way, Black Sunday is his first and a good read; and I liked the farensics and horror in Red Dragon.
This one was stupid. I expected alot more out of it. I found myself skimming it about half way through because I wasn't being engaged in the reading. Who's-who is very confusing because the characters all have strange Russian names and last names, or French names, or German names... names....
Anyway, it was confusing most of the time on trying to figure out who the story was talking about and why they were important. All the reader knew that by the middle of the book is that Hannibal wanted to kill some men from the beginning. Whatever.
Also, there is alot of unneccessary text filling in the book. There is alot of foriegn reference to locations and people and the like. It is a little confusing and it seems as if it has almost nothing to do with the real story.
All the French words, locations, and descriptions create an obstical and detachment from the main plot. No one cares about La Chataue Buttcrust and all the other French mumbo jumbo. If it was just put in simple language, it would have been a lot more interesting and easy to read.
Also, it wasn't creepy enough. Decapitation gets old after a while. Hannibal did some really weird and sick stuff in the other books which made those stories a scary thrill ride. This was kinda dull. I was expecting to read about how he becomes this great villan, but it just wasn't... I dunno... thrilling?
And the reader never really learns why Hannibal becomes a cannibal in the end. It would have been cool if - when Hannibal blacked out when he was a child and couldn't remember what had happened -if he later remembered that he had somehow killed the men and eaten them all. THAT would have been creepy.
Then again... why did the Russians bomb the forest lodge? Did they just go around bombing houses when they liberated the area? Wouldn't that have been killing innocent people? And how did the men in the house get away in the snow? Or better yet, how did they get away with all of the art work?....
Or why didn't the asain stepmom get deported after the uncle died? I guess I must have been daydreaming through those explainations...
And, how is it that a 13 year old kid can kick a full grown mans ass? I mean if the butcher character was really a notorious, brawling, bar fighting, butcher guy - could a 13 year old kid could hurt him? Let's get real.
Also, if he was bleeding when he got shot in the end... Where did the blood come from if the sword stopped the bullet? Or why didn't any type of revenge happen to the detective? WE WERE ALL WAITING FOR IT.
Also, why in the heck were there crowds of people screaming/demanding the release of Hannibal again? What in the heck was that all about?
Plus, we all know Hannibal as a psychotic serial killer, yet in this book he is portrayed as an anti-hero who beats up bullies, avenges the rights of women in the name of chivalry, and lusts after his step mommy. OK?...
I am selling this book used on ebay so I should probably give it a good review but I just can't. Go ahead and read it if you like, but don't expect much.
I have read all of Thomas Harris's books except for Silence of the Lambs and liked them all except this one. By the way, Black Sunday is his first and a good read; and I liked the farensics and horror in Red Dragon.
This one was stupid. I expected alot more out of it. I found myself skimming it about half way through because I wasn't being engaged in the reading. Who's-who is very confusing because the characters all have strange Russian names and last names, or French names, or German names... names....
Anyway, it was confusing most of the time on trying to figure out who the story was talking about and why they were important. All the reader knew that by the middle of the book is that Hannibal wanted to kill some men from the beginning. Whatever.
Also, there is alot of unneccessary text filling in the book. There is alot of foriegn reference to locations and people and the like. It is a little confusing and it seems as if it has almost nothing to do with the real story.
All the French words, locations, and descriptions create an obstical and detachment from the main plot. No one cares about La Chataue Buttcrust and all the other French mumbo jumbo. If it was just put in simple language, it would have been a lot more interesting and easy to read.
Also, it wasn't creepy enough. Decapitation gets old after a while. Hannibal did some really weird and sick stuff in the other books which made those stories a scary thrill ride. This was kinda dull. I was expecting to read about how he becomes this great villan, but it just wasn't... I dunno... thrilling?
And the reader never really learns why Hannibal becomes a cannibal in the end. It would have been cool if - when Hannibal blacked out when he was a child and couldn't remember what had happened -if he later remembered that he had somehow killed the men and eaten them all. THAT would have been creepy.
Then again... why did the Russians bomb the forest lodge? Did they just go around bombing houses when they liberated the area? Wouldn't that have been killing innocent people? And how did the men in the house get away in the snow? Or better yet, how did they get away with all of the art work?....
Or why didn't the asain stepmom get deported after the uncle died? I guess I must have been daydreaming through those explainations...
And, how is it that a 13 year old kid can kick a full grown mans ass? I mean if the butcher character was really a notorious, brawling, bar fighting, butcher guy - could a 13 year old kid could hurt him? Let's get real.
Also, if he was bleeding when he got shot in the end... Where did the blood come from if the sword stopped the bullet? Or why didn't any type of revenge happen to the detective? WE WERE ALL WAITING FOR IT.
Also, why in the heck were there crowds of people screaming/demanding the release of Hannibal again? What in the heck was that all about?
Plus, we all know Hannibal as a psychotic serial killer, yet in this book he is portrayed as an anti-hero who beats up bullies, avenges the rights of women in the name of chivalry, and lusts after his step mommy. OK?...
I am selling this book used on ebay so I should probably give it a good review but I just can't. Go ahead and read it if you like, but don't expect much.
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Another great book by Thomas Harris.Review created: 08/06/07
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As always another well written by Thomas Harris about the sinister Hannible Lector. As with the rest of the series, better than the movie. Creates pictures in your mind that are life like.
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Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris (2006)A good scary read if you are interested in this series. Had me entralled and never put the book down! Very suspenseful to the end.
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Engrossing continuance of saga!Continues to follow the beginnings of Hannibal Lecter & his horror! It was an engrossing account & I finished it in 2 nites.
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HANNIBAL RISING BY THOMAS HARRIS (2006)Review created: 05/08/07
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I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK. I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS BOOK IN MY LOCAL BOOK STORE BUT WAS NOT WILLING TO PAY FULL PRICE. WHEN I FOUND IT ON EBAY FOR A RELATIVELY REASONABLE PRICE, I JUMPED ON IT. THIS BOOK IS A SEQUEL TO THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS AND THE OTHER BOOKS BY THIS AUTHOR ABOUT HANNIBAL LECTER. A VERY GOOD READ FOR ANYONE INTO THIS TYPE OF BOOK.
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Hannibal RisingReview created: 05/07/07
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
My wife bought mw the book because I love to read. It was the first book I ever read by Thomas Harris. The book was riviting. After reading Hannibal Rising, I got Hannibal witch I'm reading now.
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Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
I had read the previous two Hannibal novels and needed to know, in retrospect, how the character started. It was very interesting how his origin was linked to the evil of the Nazi empire, and how he started out as a hero for his family, and all who had been terrorized by the Nazis.
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Not as good as other Thomas Harris booksReview created: 05/06/07
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
This is my review of the novel presented. I was let down after reading this book. I've read all the other Thomas Harris books and I was very much intrieged with train of though of Lector Hannibal as presented by Thomas Harris which is not overed in the movies. But this book did not explore young Hannibal's thoughts very well. Maybe the editors instructed Mr Harris to tone it down a bit, or maybe this was a rush job and had a deadline due to movie outcome.
I was very much disappointed to read that Lector Hannibal became Lector Hannibal because he lots his wealth and family during the war. Yes it may have taken a more then average traggic road, but I'm sure there were many other incidenses that take the same road but they do not all lead to Lector Hannibals. I was hoping to read about a unique avenue of Lector Hannibal that caused Lector to become Lector.
Overall I think this was far below the standards of Thomas Harris. Maybe he should work at the Waco preceint again to refresh his serial killer interactions . . ha ha. If planning to read a good Thomas Harris book, I would recommend Black Sunday. I thought it was errie that Mr. Harris, a sane person to the best of my knowledge, could write about the cold cool calculating abilities of an insane mind. Which brings up another point that I'll not write about because this is only a reveiw, but thing about the topic of someone writing about a subject and writing well of the subject not having had experience the subject. . ha ha.
I hope that was helpful or at least entertaining.
May the good Lord guide your thoughts and actions, just little ole me.
I was very much disappointed to read that Lector Hannibal became Lector Hannibal because he lots his wealth and family during the war. Yes it may have taken a more then average traggic road, but I'm sure there were many other incidenses that take the same road but they do not all lead to Lector Hannibals. I was hoping to read about a unique avenue of Lector Hannibal that caused Lector to become Lector.
Overall I think this was far below the standards of Thomas Harris. Maybe he should work at the Waco preceint again to refresh his serial killer interactions . . ha ha. If planning to read a good Thomas Harris book, I would recommend Black Sunday. I thought it was errie that Mr. Harris, a sane person to the best of my knowledge, could write about the cold cool calculating abilities of an insane mind. Which brings up another point that I'll not write about because this is only a reveiw, but thing about the topic of someone writing about a subject and writing well of the subject not having had experience the subject. . ha ha.
I hope that was helpful or at least entertaining.
May the good Lord guide your thoughts and actions, just little ole me.
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A good book bringing to light the beginning of the storReview created: 04/14/07
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
It is well written, with short chapters. It brings to light insights into Hannibal's mind and the growth of his madness. I very much like the writing style, and the author's use of imagery. I purchased this book to finish the Thomas Harris series of Hannibal Lechter's life, and also to read it prior to seeing the movie.
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Weakest of the seriesReview created: 04/06/07
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Bought this book believing it to be as well written as the previous novels pertaining to Lecter but this was a huge letdown. The plot was paper thin and lacked development. This is the first time I may actually say this, I think the movie will inevitably be better than this book.
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Hannnibal RisingReview created: 04/05/07
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Hannibal Rising was the fourth of the Hannibal collection.If you are a fan of the previous three like myself I think you will be dispointed in this book.It seems like Thomas Harris was looking for a payday off of the hannibal lecter mystique.
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Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris (2006)Review created: 04/04/07
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
This is one the most interesting books that I have started reading. I would recommend this novel to anyone that is a Hannibal Lecter fan and would like to find why Hannibal is the way that he is.
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not as great assual but still very well writtenReview created: 04/03/07
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Thomas Harris is one of my favorite authors and is the best in psychological fiction.Great price also!!!!
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Hannibal Rising ReviewI did love this book. I have read the complete Hannibal collection and even though this was not the best of the series, I enjoyed Red Dragon the most, this was still an excellent novel. To find out how Hannibal came about was very interesting. This book was a little hard to follow at the very beginning but stay with it because it does make sense to the book.
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hannibal risingReview created: 03/27/07
I have read other reviews on this book and don't understand the negative ones.I thought this book was very good at explaining and showing how Hannibal became the monster he turned out to be.I found it hard to put down and enjoyed it very much.If you are looking for him to be as he was in silence of the lambs or others after it you may be disappointed.As the title implies,this is about how he became that way,he was not born that way.
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Hannibal Rising, better than just plain HannibalDon't know about you, but I really enjoyed Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs. Then came Hannibal, which I thought was just awful. Hannibal Rising doesn't capture any of the sheer terror or thrill of the first two, but is still better than Hannibal. This book tracks the Hannibal's early days, and how he wound up where he did.
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Hannibal Rising (or not)1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Despite Thomas Harris fans that I know telling me not to waste my time, I had to read this.
I see their point.... I really don't know why this got published other than someone hoping to make a few dollars. It lacked real meat. (Sorry about the pun)
I, unfortunately, cannot describe how empty this book was, how beneath Mr Harris I feel this was. Out of curiosity I needed to read this. I feel curiosity has killed the cat...
I see their point.... I really don't know why this got published other than someone hoping to make a few dollars. It lacked real meat. (Sorry about the pun)
I, unfortunately, cannot describe how empty this book was, how beneath Mr Harris I feel this was. Out of curiosity I needed to read this. I feel curiosity has killed the cat...
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Hannibal Rising, good bookI liked the book because I am a huge Hannibal fan but I was a bit disappointed with the book. It was very interesting to read about Hannibal's childhood but I expected more grotesque and bloody scenes. I guess that is what you are wanting to read/see with Hannibal. I understand though the book tried to explain why he turned out the way he is. Overall, the book was an interesting read and I recommend it to others so that they can understand where the evil stemmed in Hannibal.
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Review of Hannibal RisingI bought this book because I am a big fan of Thomas Harris' character Hannibal Lecter;however, this book was disappointing at best. It didn't compare to Harris' other books and I had to struggle to finish it. I probably would't have read it in it's entirety at all if not for my need to finish all things that I start. It's an average story compared to other books but doesn't stand in the league of the previous Hannibal tales.
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Hannibal RisingReview created: 03/05/07
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Thomas Harris takes the reader deep into the woods and deep into the character of young Hannibal. I found it to be a fantastic read. The only thing to dislike was the fact that I "burned" a whole day between the pages of a novel.It is a page-turner from start to finish.
The only way it could have been improved was to have it about 500 pages longer.
The only way it could have been improved was to have it about 500 pages longer.
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Slender EffortReview created: 03/02/07
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I expect a lot from Harris, and this time I got not a lot. The book is short, and less filled with amazing things as his other books. If you've read all his other stuff, you'll want to read this one, but it's more of a snack then a big meal.
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ExcellentIf the book is anything like the movie you'll LOVE IT !!!!! Hannible Rising is alot better than the first two. Congrats to the author of this book. He did an awesome job. This book is exciting from beginning to end. You'll cring in horror while reading this book. I recommend everyone to go out and buy this book.
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Hannibal Rising was awesome!!!One I started reading I couldn't put the book down!!! This book gives you a great view on Hannibal's past and gives you an erie feeling about his dead sister Mischa. Thomas Harris has sure put a great deal of work into this book. I recommend this book to anyone who is into the Hannibal series. Check it out!
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Hannibal Rising???Review created: 02/18/07
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Having read all of the previous books, this one left me somewhat disappointed. This book takes a giant leap away from the tone and style that made Harris a best selling author. Gone is the extremely crafted writing. The book is very choppy and leaves the readers with a lot of gaps. Took me awhile to get involved with the book. While you learn about Lectors background, you never really feel like you figured out how he thinks. You never get inside the killer the way you did in the earlier Harris books.
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Hannibal RisingRed Dragon with William Peterson years ago made for TV was very good. Silence of the Lambs disappointed me. Hannibal with Julianne Moore was right on target. I agree that this latest was excellent depicting the early years, the story was tight, fleshed out,full of revenge and baited breath watching Hannibal evolve into the monster he became. I really enjoyed it. Sorry I didn't read the book. Maybe I will buy it from one of these disappointed reviewers.
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a great revenge story. which is what it is meant to be2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
the book was good. no it wasn't the psychological thriller the other hannibal books presented, but it wasnt about that. that was not the point of the story. the point was to show how hannibal became the monster that he is and to show how he avenged his sister. if the book was meant to be like red dragon and silence then i would have been disappointed. yeah, the french and russian words are hard to understand but who cares the book was overall a great revenge story. i do wish we had a little more understanding of the minor characters but hannibal's depiction was excellent.
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