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Title: Hannibal Rising (Hannibal Lecter Book 4)
Author: Thomas Harris
Published: New York: Delacorte Press, 2006
Rating: 1 of 5
Page Count: 336
Total Page Count: 157,360
Text Number: 459
Read Because: continuing the series, ebook borrowed from Multnomah County Library
Review: This is Hannibal's backstory and the evolution of his sociopathy--and it's unexpectedly boring. What was functional when seen in enigmatic glimpses feels predictable when writ in full, making Hannibal too much like Harris's episodic serial killers: thoughtful but traditional in creation and, worse, never as interesting as Harris believes. Combined with the racism and fridging and off-color premise, it's a universal disappointment. This book isn't worth it, even and especially for fans. Hannibal is supposed to be different, more profound, but this book makes him into more of the same; skip it, and let him retain his mystery.
Author: Thomas Harris
Published: New York: Delacorte Press, 2006
Rating: 1 of 5
Page Count: 336
Total Page Count: 157,360
Text Number: 459
Read Because: continuing the series, ebook borrowed from Multnomah County Library
Review: This is Hannibal's backstory and the evolution of his sociopathy--and it's unexpectedly boring. What was functional when seen in enigmatic glimpses feels predictable when writ in full, making Hannibal too much like Harris's episodic serial killers: thoughtful but traditional in creation and, worse, never as interesting as Harris believes. Combined with the racism and fridging and off-color premise, it's a universal disappointment. This book isn't worth it, even and especially for fans. Hannibal is supposed to be different, more profound, but this book makes him into more of the same; skip it, and let him retain his mystery.
