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>>9814723
silence of the lambs was a quantum leap in quality over red dragon, which was a solid, intermittently inspired thriller/horror/crime novel.

hannibal was readable, particularly in the context of jonesing for another hit o' dat sotl magic. but it was sub-red dragon quality-wise, if memory serves, though it certainly worked very hard at delivering up iconic scenes, and did have its moments. but it kind of made me give up on thos. harris. he shot his wad with sotl.

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>>9814723
Red Dragon, I thought, was the most "fun" of the bunch, with Silence of the Lambs pretty comparable in quality, if not a little better, though a little less enjoyable.

Hannibal was Harris trying hard to replicate what he did on the previous two books, though it had its moments. The ending definitely squashed any hopes that people would have of it having any kind of legacy outside the movies.

And then there's Hannibal Rising, a turd from start to finish. He didn't even want to write it, but was bullied into it by a Hollywood producer who said he'd make the movie with or without a book to base it off of, and if Harris wrote the book he'd get to make money from the screenplay, as well. It's really, really bad, and I wouldn't recommend anyone read it unless they're masochists.

On a related note, has anyone here read Black Friday? I never got around to that one, but heard it's better than the last two Hannibal books.