A review by zgonzale
Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris

2.0

In spite of beautiful language and fun touches of Japanese and French influence, Hannibal Rising is the weakest showing by far in the Hannibal Lecter Saga. Though it is interesting for me as a fan of the character to read Hannibal's origin story, the plot was unnecessarily complicated; the secondary characters and villains (other than Lady Murasaki) weren't fleshed out or interesting; and due to Hannibal's seeming omniscience, the stakes remain incredibly low. All in all, it was an unimpressive 100 pages of story in a 300 page novel that comes off as a low-brow artsy crime book.