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⭐️⭐️ This is no where near the level of Red Dragon nor Silence of the Lambs. Shockingly boring and waaay too long. Felt very forced, and a blatant attempt to capitalize on the success of the Lambs film.

#IHaveQuestions
@RaeLovesToRead coming at us with the tough questions today! 🤔

1. Tagged! This book committed one of the worst sins for me… it was boring! Loooooong stretches of nothing interesting happening. Add to that shock value just for the sake of shock value, and a terrible ending.
2. As beloved as it is, I can‘t bring myself to read “A Storm of Swords” by GRRM. I don‘t want to continue a series that I suspect will never be completed! 😔

Decided to read this after I enjoyed silence of the lambs so much, but really didn‘t do it for me. The depth of characterisation I loved about silence of the lambs was missing, replaced with ready-for-film gory descriptions and vile characters that felt gratuitously hideous. Will be sending this to the second hand store in my next clear out.

🎃 I feel like I should start my Halloween reads early due to how many I would like to read 🤣 What should I start with? Suggestions on where to begin? #Help #LetsGetSpooky

Um...what the everloving $u@k did I just read? I went into this one blind since I‘ve never seen the movie and I had a really hard time putting it down. This takes the disturbing aspects of the other books to a completely different level of crazy/gory. Hannibal is such an interesting character. And that ending...I did NOT see that coming. But it makes a weird kind of sense to me. You will either love or hate this book, there is no in between. 5⭐️

#QuotsyJul21 Day 15: #Worm

Harris have a talent for creating villains; making each more wicked that the previous one, and somehow always more atrocious that Dr. Lecter. I can‘t help but like him when in contrast with the other bad guys.

My entire experience with this book was a high, but the twist at the end really blew me through the roof! That totally deserves a 5 star in my books.

〽️ I'm hoping for a book or bookish gift 🤞
〽️I'm planning on reading Hannibal, does that count 😜

Thanks for the tag @Mavey
What to play @MeganAnn @BeaG @ShelleyBooksie

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

Starting the new year with some familiar characters... #helloclarice #theyllsaywereinlove #book3of4

Continuing on my journey through this series. This book showed a side of Hannibal that we never saw in the films. We got to experience so much culture and learn about livestock 😅

My attitude toward my coworkers from day shift allllll night at work! Idiot-kabobs!!!!!

#sickofpeople #Hannibalhadtherightidea #stewingcoworkers

#TeamSlaughter
#Scarethlon2020
@Clwojick

I LOVED all the insights into Lecter. What I had a major issue with was how in the 2nd half of the book, it just seemed to drag and huge sections just felt to me to be entirely inconsequential. Thomas did a fantastic job creating Mason, however. dude is grotesque, & I'm not referring to him physically. Far more of a boogeyman than Lecter could ever be. The end was ridiculous.. Thomas turned a rock into rubber (Clarice) . NO. Not believable.

Still reading this but I love this book so far, all the details it is much more in-depth than the film (which books normally are). Fantastic read 📚

#GratefulReads

#ThoughtYouWouldLikeButDidnt - How did the quality of Harris‘s writing plummet so far between books? I got this on release day, but with Clarice practically unrecognizable from the likable character she was before, the entire second act of the book taking almost 100 pages to get remotely interesting, and the worst, most ludicrous cliffhanger ending I‘ve ever read (which still hasn‘t been resolved), this was a total disappointment!

When someone starts eating people... I consider that a #Horror 🤪😂🖤 #ChillingPhotoChallenge #TeamSlaughter

YAY for #FriYayIntro 😀
Thank you, @howjessreads 😊

1 - THAT AWFUL ENDING!!! ARGGH!!! 😡🤬

2 - Currently - “Modern Family” 😁
Of all time - “Newsradio” 😁
(Newsradio was such a clever and funny show, I wish more people had seen it! 😕)

3 - Granola cereal with raisins and almonds! 😋

4 - Eastern Daylight Time 🕰

5 - The Plaid Oathbringers! Catchy! 😂

Stack #2 of my Fall/Halloween/Cozy/Mystery themed books that I hope to make my way through this autumn.

I‘ve seen the movie a few times, years ago and glad I finally read the book. I just love the creepy, gory, and intellectual antics of Hannibal. 🖤

Talk about good timing! Thank you! @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #LiteraryLuck I almost died, I've watched all the movies but I gave yet to read one Hannibal book yet! And the postcard is beautiful! My favorite artist 😊

1. Read minds 😈
2. The first Book I read this year was Hannibal
3. To stay focused. I'm almost done with my degree and don't want to loss focus this close to the finish line
4. Friends. It's my go to.
5. 😊👍
#friyayintro

I'm finally getting through this series that I started in October. I finished book 1 & 2 in December, and I will hopefully finish 3 & 4 shortly. I find the Hannibal books both disturbing and intriguing. Book 1 of 2019
#ilikebigbooksandicannotlie

My mother-in-law got me this amazing personalized #4thingstote for Christmas. My dogs seem to like it too. It's the perfect size for library hauls.
What are your 4 things? 📚☕💄🐶
#dogsoflitsy

Not as good as Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs but still enjoyably gross

1. 31
2. 52, which I might actually make after all the books I read in August
3. Educated, The Hate U Give, and The Death of Mrs Westaway
4. I'm planning to read the Hannibal Lecter series for Halloween next month and I'm really excited about it

#2018checkin

#ReadingResolutions #deviouscharecters @Jess7

📑Hannibal 📝Charlaine Harris
🎥 Heathers 🍯Honey
#ManicMonday #LetterH @JoScho

Been dying to read this for some time. That time has come. Hurrah. #HannibalLecter #EatTheRude

#PrinceOfJuly #1999
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88
Went with one of my fave books published in 1999 for today's prompt.

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As much as I love Hannibal Lector, I struggled to get through this book. I did get an odd sense of pleasure and relief (?) with the ending but I did find "Hannibal" to be my least favorite of the three (Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, and Hannibal).

One of my all time favorite #creepycharacters of literature and the #silverscreen has got to be Hannibal Lector. #readingresolutions @Jess7

@FantasyChick spawn number one says thank you! PS I'm obsessed with this Dracula edition!! 😍🖤

#mybloodyvalentinesdayswap @TricksyTails @JenlovesJT47

Oh. My. Liver! Thank you @FantasyChick for the best #mybloodyvalentinesdatswap package! I suck at taking pictures so I couldn't fit it all in! Not pictured are the goodies you sent for each of my spawns which they promptly ran off with and tore into! And of course my chocolate sweets (I won't be sharing) and my can of cashews! YUM! I am floored with all of this - the mug, the books, and THAT PRINT! So awesome! 🖤😍 @TricksyTails @JenlovesJT47

Wow thank you so much for an amazing package @quietjenn ! The mug couldn't be more perfect! 🖤 These swaps have been a lot of fun and I'm learning that the Litsy fam are quite good at gift giving!

Thank you @TheKidUpstairs for organizing #muglove

Whoa. I was not expecting that ending. 😱 Now I have to read the fourth book… after a good long break, because Harris' writing brings me right into the heads of all his horrible characters, and I need to be in other heads for a while.

#NoteworthyNovember
Nov 12- Revenge
@Jess7

#Criminals #NoteworthyNovember
@Jess7

Plowing right on through the #Hannibal series for #screamfest and my cozy mystery for my #coffeebeanbookclub read. 😁📚💖

Speaking of Ginger Snaps, I've always loved Katharine Isabelle. The best thing I've seen her in recently is the TV series Hannibal as Margot Verger.

1. Journey. Demi Lovato. JT.
2. Autumn
3. This year, fantasy, but typically literary fiction ranks at the top.
4. Liver, with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. 😂
5. 👍🏾

#friYAYintro
@jess.how

A friend has convinced me to watch the show. Behind the times, as usual. I'm six episodes in and loving it. Is that bad?

ALL BOOKS HAVE BEEN CLAIMED

I read this when it first came out. I'd loved Red Dragon and Silence, so I was really looking forward to this. I hated it. I found it pretentious and hard going. Then I re read it a couple of years later and couldn't for the life of me remember why I didn't like it. Everything I didn't like about it the first time made it a great book that time. I've read it a couple of times since, and I always enjoy it. Weird huh?
#hannibal #bookstagram