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Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
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I was a huge fan of the underrated & underappreciated tv show Hannibal. Which served as a prequel to the Hannibal Lecter series. It explored the relationship between Will Graham an F.B.I. profiler and Dr. Hannibal Lecter the gentleman cannibal & serial killer. I loved the cat & mouse game between the two, it a much more fascinating and complex relationship than the more famous relationship between Hannibal & Clarice Starling. I hadn't watched the movie version of Red Dragon(the one named Red Dragon, not the earlier movie named Mindhunter) until a couple months ago. The movie stays pretty close to book although I did picture the tv version of Will Graham and of course Anthony Hopkins as Lecter.
Red Dragon is the novel that introduced us to the iconic character Hannibal Lecter. The only problem I had with this book is there wasn't enough Lecter. This book is fantastically written. I've read other reviews that disliked The Tooth Fairy(I'm calling him that because he would hate it) grandmother subplot but I like it when the villains background is fleshed out. I will let you know that I thought the book lost steam at the 300 page count but it finished strong.
P.S. If you get a chance Google The New York Times reviews of the book written by Christopher Lehmann, its a weird a different take on book. Apparently he felt the author is making fun of Liberals and doesn't take childhood trauma serious. Its a funny read.
I would recommend Red Dragon to fans of the movie The Silence of the Lambs and readers who love a twisted villain.
Red Dragon is the novel that introduced us to the iconic character Hannibal Lecter. The only problem I had with this book is there wasn't enough Lecter. This book is fantastically written. I've read other reviews that disliked The Tooth Fairy(I'm calling him that because he would hate it) grandmother subplot but I like it when the villains background is fleshed out. I will let you know that I thought the book lost steam at the 300 page count but it finished strong.
P.S. If you get a chance Google The New York Times reviews of the book written by Christopher Lehmann, its a weird a different take on book. Apparently he felt the author is making fun of Liberals and doesn't take childhood trauma serious. Its a funny read.
I would recommend Red Dragon to fans of the movie The Silence of the Lambs and readers who love a twisted villain.
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Reading Progress
November 22, 2015
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to-read
November 22, 2015
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February 18, 2018
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Started Reading
February 18, 2018
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3.39%
"Yesterday I finished a book about O.J. and today I started reading about Hannibal Lecter.....
That is all."
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February 19, 2018
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58.76%
"This book takes place in the 70's so I'm picturing "The Tooth Fairy" wearing bell bottoms, which makes him less scary."
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208
February 21, 2018
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February 21, 2018
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Finished Reading
June 25, 2018
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movie
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Feb 21, 2018 06:21PM
Hannibal was so good!
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This has Hannibal in this book but it's not real a Hannibal book as only in a few pages it is smashing book but not Lecter book.There has been two movies the best is the first one with Griggson from CSI
This was one book when I read it years ago I actually got out of bed to check the locks on the doors...so creepy! Great review!
Morris wrote: "Hannibal was so good!"Thank you Morris!
Stephen wrote: "This has Hannibal in this book but it's not real a Hannibal book as only in a few pages it is smashing book but not Lecter book.There has been two movies the best is the first one with Griggson fro..."I havent seen Mindhunter(the first movie) but I did finally watch Red Dragon and I liked it. The movie was faithful to the book.
Eric wrote: "This was one book when I read it years ago I actually got out of bed to check the locks on the doors...so creepy! Great review!"Yes! It was super creepy. I think its creepier than The Silence of the Lambs.
Great review... I may have to pick a different genre to read next... Day 33 in self Covid19 isolation and I can't be so scared that I have to check if my doors are locked before I fall asleep...
Lol! Yeah, maybe save it for another time.
