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The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
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bookshelves: genre-drama-tragedy, genre-horror-gothic, award-various, award-brams-stoker, bage-mature, 1988
Nov 17, 2015
bookshelves: genre-drama-tragedy, genre-horror-gothic, award-various, award-brams-stoker, bage-mature, 1988
I read this book when I was in college. The movie came out a few years before and it was all everyone could talk about that year. I was on a summer youth trip and one of the chaperone's was reading this book and it was the first time I realized the movie was based on a book. Later that summer, I got this book and gave it a read.
It was probably scarier than the movie. Hannibal Lecter is simply so smart which means Thomas Harris had to be that smart to write him. It's a master work on terror and shock and the twist at the end is so good. I have seen the movie many times and that is mostly what sticks in my mind. I do remember reading this and getting more info on how twisted Buffalo Bill was from Hannibal.
If you are looking for a scary read, this is still one of the best books out there. The tension is all the way through.
It was probably scarier than the movie. Hannibal Lecter is simply so smart which means Thomas Harris had to be that smart to write him. It's a master work on terror and shock and the twist at the end is so good. I have seen the movie many times and that is mostly what sticks in my mind. I do remember reading this and getting more info on how twisted Buffalo Bill was from Hannibal.
If you are looking for a scary read, this is still one of the best books out there. The tension is all the way through.
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Reading Progress
Started Reading
March 1, 1999
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Finished Reading
November 17, 2015
– Shelved as:
genre-drama-tragedy
November 17, 2015
– Shelved
November 17, 2015
– Shelved as:
genre-horror-gothic
November 22, 2017
– Shelved as:
award-various
December 20, 2017
– Shelved as:
award-brams-stoker
January 13, 2019
– Shelved as:
bage-mature
January 18, 2020
– Shelved as:
1988
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Nov 30, 2020 09:51PM
Haven't read the book,but the movie is scary alright.
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W wrote: "Haven't read the book,but the movie is scary alright."W, The movie still holds up well too. I watched it last year and it still gave me chills.
I have seen the movie a few times. Some day I will read this book but I will always think of Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector.
Joe wrote: "I have seen the movie a few times. Some day I will read this book but I will always think of Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector."I agree with you. While I was reading it, I had Anthony Hopkins in my mind's eye as Hannibal as well.
