Hannibal Rising [DECKLE EDGE] (Hardcover)

I was very hesitant to buy this book after seeing how evenly divided people were between loving and hating it. But then I realized that some of the best books drive fans to polarize this way, so I gave it a chance.To me, this book did reach a feverish nightmare quality that felt heightened compared to its predecessors. However, for Harris to pull off the ending, that height was necessary. Yes, it was shocking, but also utterly satisfying, and it couldn't have been accomplished any other way.I didn't entirely enjoy the middle section in Italy, but perhaps it only made me that much more glad to return to Starling and her action-packed chapters. If you're someone who gets particularly thrilled by a blazing showdown at the climax of a book, I'd recommend this book.If you're more interested in Harris' craft as a murder mystery writer, this book may have veered too far into ethereal horror territory for you.But either way, I think it's worth giving it a try.

I give the book four stars. To explain: the story seemed choppy to me. Perhaps I'm a fan of architecture in writing; avid description and character development. The psychology Harris tackles in these novels is what makes them a pleasant read, in my experience. I enjoy the descriptions of characters, their thought processes. Harris' brief allowance into the mind of Lecter, specifically, and other characters was rewarding. Note I said brief. Something seemed rushed with this novel.I wasn't upset with the ending, as so many fans seem to be. I get the strong female lead, Clarice Starling, and the reasons why, perhaps, fans wanted her character to remain ABOVE the influence of Lecter, to forever stand for some sort of invisible integrity placed upon what a "strong" female should be. Fans seemed disappointed because Clarice became human, through her untimely empathy and understanding of Lecter as, not a monster, but as another human being. The monster became human and for a moment we understood him, but we don't like to acknowledge we can understand monstrous behavior. The lamb, our strong female lead, then became lesser, almost monstrous herself, because she came to this understanding, and eventually offered herself as sort of a sacrifice to not only curb the monsters appetite, but in her own way, heal her own wounds.I found this novel to be a delightful read, along with the others. I really enjoy seeing how the writing and characters were woven together to create the "Hannibal" television series. That series was a fantastic, and visually stunning adaptation of Harris' work. To which I highly recommend!If your mind is open, and you simply enjoy reading, these novels are truly a treat.

Amazon's playing a hilarious prank with us, this is actually some shipper's over the top steamy Hannibal/Clarice slash fiction. If you could put up the actual sequel to the Silence of the Lambs that'd be great!Until they do, I suppose I should list all the niches this E Rom hits: men & women in uniform, billionaires, musle men, muscle women, showers, vore (lots of vore), incest, cattle prods, bondage, androgyny, f/f, psychiatry, hypnosis, autoerotic asphyxiation, some pseudo necrophilia, daddy roleplay, pseudo bestiality, and I'm sure I'm missing some. Whoever wrote this must have done it one handed! ;)

LOVE this book. Ive read it no less than ten times and this digital version is because the pages started to come off the paperback. The writing is spell-binding and the plot-line takes the reader on a whirlwind. I also LOVE that Lecter and Starling get together at the end. I know so many think it was crazy but it makes perfect sense to me. The Lecter back story is also enthralling and humanizes the character in a way that the entire SUCKY rendering of Hannibal Rising could not deliver. Id give this ten stars if permitted. LOVE THIS BOOK!!

Silence of the Lambs has easily become one of my favorite book and film. After avoiding the movie my whole life up until my 20's, I finally gave in and watched it. I didn't realize it was book until the beginning credits. When I fell in love with it, I went right for the novel, blew through it, and then right on to the third.I enjoyed the second book a lot. It did not quite have the same feel of the first. Time has passed, the characters have grown older and a lot has happened. I knew the ending was a debated one, so when I got to the end I wasn't quite as shocked. It wasn't exactly my favorite ending, but I'm not the author. I think in this book Harris was going for the blood and thrill factor. I missed a little of the mystery and investigation from the first. Still a great series, and I still would recommend the read.

I liked this one very much as well. I'm reading all the Hannibal novels in quick succession and this one fits the experience I had with the previous books. I liked it, even though there are a lot of reviews saying that this novel cannot stand up for the first two. Heading on to the last one.

I wanted more from this book than it could give. Like many Fannibals, I'm hungry to get to know Dr. Lecter better, from the inside out. Where did he learn to cook like that? How did his tastes become so refined? How did his incredible intelligence affect his early interactions with other people? How did he become a real serial killer who eats the rude? Pretty much all of these questions remain unanswered by the end of the book. I feel like Harris wrote this book because his publisher twisted his arm to do it and he didn't feel any particular joy or relish in creating it. It seems like a non sequitur to the rest of the contents of Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs, and Hannibal. I was particularly disappointed because usually Harris is a thorough, detail-oriented, immensely satisfying author. I wish he would redact Hannibal Rising and rewrite it with the zest and deep thought he gave his other books.

I sometimes wish I did not like reading books like this one. It is depressing that so many people buy such books - a bit like watching horror films like Alien I suppose. And like that series of films and like so many other sequels, they get worse each time. These films are still above the average Hollywood fare just like this book is above average. Maybe it would rate better than that if it were one in isolation not a sequel...? There are other parallels too on the "Beauty and the Beast" theme. But in this book it is not always clear who the goodies or baddies are... even when you've read the last page. It is worth a read because it is very engaging early on and leads you up and down round and round the world (maybe this is a weakness). Always enough to keep you reading even though I found myself skipping some of the lengthy descriptive stuff. It is also worth a read because it has a wry sense of humour. Always you think maybe that TH is laughing at his characters and readers. Few other serial killer books manage to be both amusing and scary. I can see now why Hoskins et al may have baulked at participating in the film they will inevitably make of this book... why would such a nice man as Taffy Hoskins want to be HL? Serves the yanquis right to give all the bad guy roles to the better-spoken Brits. But this man is soooo nasty he must be worrying what his mum might have thought of him for taking it. Wonder if TH thought long enough about what Conan Doyle must have thought about all those years ago when his hero went for a dip near the waterfall....

Bought as gift but looks good.

Brillant, quick delivery and well packaged

Excellent.

Bought as a gift for my mother who was wanting to read the book. Great quality at a low price 5 stars no problems