The Silence of the Lambs Book Reviews

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A Wonderful Read. I was one of those people who saw the movie before I read the book, and after having experienced both mediums I have to say that I am equally impressed with both. The book, however, does a better job at story telling considering that it goes into great detail and offers more insight. It was easy to understand and follow the plot. The characters were grounded, memorable, and most notably, Hannibal Lecter was as villainous as he was mysterious. I’d definitely recommend this book, especially to those who loved the movie and want a little more from the story.

Favorite Hannibal book. Couldn't put this one down

Delicious. My first introduction to this novel was through the movie. I loved it then and still do to this day. But as usual, it is in the book where the best of the story springs to life and the little details from the movie which may have seemed inconsequential suddenly make sense.

Psychiatry is eugenics. Eugenics is psychiatry

What a book!!. My all time favourite book and movie. Once you start reading this you cannot stop until you’ve reached the end. Most movies don’t do justice to the books they are based on, but this one was exceptional. Anthony Hopkins is phenomenal in his portrayal of Hannibal the cannibal Lecter! Love love love silence of the lambs!

jusr. wonderful

I liked it. Starling and Hannibal were great and I especially liked how the author expanded on Crawford’s character from the first book. Crawford’s personal stuff and the arc of his relationship with Starling was barely touched on in the movie and was one of my favorite parts to read. I think Red Dragon had a bit of a better pace. This book seemed to have a couple parts where I was bored and the narrative felt unfocused, but not very often. The characters and the voice of the author kept me reading even though I already knew what would happen from seeing the movie. I loved the details of Starling’s determination and intelligence coupled with her humility and moments of self-doubt. I found her to be an admirable woman and a highly competent FBI agent in training. She faces the sexism of her world with dignity and persistence and she pushes herself to do her best work in honor of the women who Buffalo Bill has savaged. She also makes a great foil for the empathy-lacking sociopathic yet brilliant Hannibal. They treat each other with a rare respect that they otherwise nearly live their lives without, Hannibal being a murderous convict and Starling being a woman in a male-dominated world. I think the characterizations were deeper than in Red Dragon but the narrative wasn’t as focused, and it’s hard to top the ending of Dragon. Great secondary characters in this one who really come to life such as Starling’s roommate Ardelia Mapp and the bug nerds at the Smithsonian with whom Starling consults. Red Dragon scared me more. Although the killer in that one and Buffalo Bill in this one are equally believable and interesting, the author spent more time fleshing out the background and perspective on the killer in RD. Where the Red Dragon killer struck me as inevitable and undefeatable, Bill came off as sort of predictable and almost boring by comparison. But we also get lots more Hannibal in this one, and his chemistry with Starling alone is very much worth the read. Overall I didn’t think this one was quite as clean or irrefutable as Red Dragon, but it was still very smart and full of terrific scenes.

Wow what a book!!. Just finished it and every part is described in great detail the vocabulary in the book is not at all advanced and there is a lot more info in the book then the movie 5 STARS!!

Fantastic Book. A great book in the Hannibal Lecter series. My definite favorite. Harris properly captures the essence of the criminally insane, and the usage of this in the development of characters makes these books great.

Scary. Perhaps one of the scariest movies I have seen. I hate Anthony Hopkins!

A classic. Not my first time to read this classic…every time I read it, it’s always thoroughly thrilling and highly entertaining!

Excellently Written. Well done. As good as the movie!

Loved it. Really good read

Loved it. I watched the movie first, years ago before reading the book. and I must say both are amazing.

Fantastic. One of the best thrillers of all time! Caution: Not for the faint of heart.

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