false <![CDATA[Red Dragon]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167957694m/28877.jpg 28877 58 925503 1981 Roter Drache. Der 1. Hannibal- Lecter- Roman. total:6798|5:84|4:133|3:87|2:21|1:5| 6798 25757 8063 341 3 4 false false Tue Mar 25 21:15:47 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 15 10:02:31 -0800 2009
Thomas Harris isn't the finest writer in the world, and I think even he'd acknowledge that, but he is full of great ideas, and Red Dragon is absolutely one of his best.

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Anyway, huzzah for the dollar-rack paperback. I went to the thrift store Tuesday, came out with this and a few others, and finished it Wednesday afternoon. I re...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 18:35:39 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 18:37:15 -0800 2009
RED DRAGON was the first (published) installment in the series of four books surrounding Hannibal Lecter. We don't see much of the good doctor in this book, though he's obviously never far from the thoughts of Will Graham and, ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Jan 03 11:23:26 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 12:18:43 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Sat Jan 24 12:32:06 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 10:11:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Thu Apr 03 15:42:34 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 15:46:38 -0700 2008 Manhunter (a much better picture than the recent re-telling, Red Dragon).

I love Thomas Harris's style, and the sequel, The Silence of the Lambs was ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed May 27 18:20:03 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 10:33:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 08 09:24:01 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 07:36:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 14 18:30:53 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 19:49:53 -0700 2009
Will Graham is totally believable as a reluctant, former FBI serial killer profiler, and Francis Dolarhyde, the killer, is a fascinating character who evokes both fear, and pity. And, of course, Red Dragon introduced us to Dr. Hannibal Lecter, the mo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 18:21:25 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 18:27:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 12:48:42 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 12:54:45 -0700 2008 1
There are spoilers, as obvious by the marking. ;)

The book is somewhat different from the movie. I think that Dolarhyde is more sympathetic in the book at times, but at times he's less sympathetic ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 07 07:49:37 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 08:29:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 12 16:27:26 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 16:35:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 03:35:53 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 11:56:08 -0700 2009
Its perfect to envision Anthony Hopkins as the notorious Hannibal Lecter, but without the frame of reference that he will appear in future Harris novels his role in this book seems almost ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 12:31:11 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 08:16:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Mon Dec 08 04:30:17 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 04:33:38 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Mon Jan 05 19:59:52 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 20:04:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri May 22 08:31:09 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 08:33:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 16 10:44:08 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 10:46:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 08 08:54:12 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 08:58:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=28877