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eldritch_ace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
mlovesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexism, Cannibalism, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, and Rape
hocuscrocus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Where Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs hit with beautiful, bleak poignancy, Hannibal falls entirely flat.
I know I'm being harsh. In part, it's because I genuinely love this series and find the basic plot of Hannibal to be uniquely beautiful. I still feel that way, but the plot itself is absolutely suffocated by layers of strange racism and cheap shock value. I'm no wilting flower; I enjoy gore and shocking elements. However, the details in this book shift between out-of-touch at best and needlessly disgusting at worst.
I doubt I'll ever read this again, which is a shame because there are some gems hidden among all of the awful bits.
Thomas Harris, what the fuck?
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
alpinkpaca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
milda_mark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexism, Violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Stalking
nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicide