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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
carrionkid's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
sweetsandlo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, and Lesbophobia
horrorandscience's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death and Gore
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, and Transphobia
roxiw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, and Medical content
Minor: Infertility and Racism