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It was directed by Michael Mann. To the best of my knowledge, it was a flop at the box office. By all means, Thomas Harris is a brilliant writer - if you've read any of the books you will know this. But most movie freaks and geeks will agree with me that the story is probably one of the best adaptations from book to screen ever.

You know she is intelligent, yet she knows that she has no chance against the superior intellect of Dr. In comes Anthony Hopkins, whose portrayal of the psychopathic genius is so convincing, it catapults him to one of the biggest super villains of all time, yet he is so charming that the audience can't help but like him. With a strong cast and story, this movie became an unlikely contender at the Academy Awards. And they won a few! Right, lets take a step back, to the research phase of this story. Thomas Harris, in the early 80's, were doing research and was fortunate enough to get involved with criminal profiling, which at that time had been an unproven and highly speculative science.

It was during the time when they were on the trail of one Ted Bundy. If you know a bit about this famous serial killer, you will probably know that he used to fake injuries by wearing a cast and asking victims for their help - Do you remember how Buffalo Bill got that girl in the back of the van? And while Bundy was incarcerated on death row, he was willing to help the police do a profile on another serial killer of the time, The Green River Killer.

I believe Bundy told them not to remove a body when they discover it, because the killer will go back to his treasure - something that was later confirmed to have happened. Remember that agent Sterling asked Dr.

Lector for his help? And then there was the killer Ed Gein, many decades before, who robbed graves and ultimately killed people to make himself a female skin, which was apparently hard to sow without tearing. Need I explain this one? The fact of the matter is, while some things may have seemed preposterous to us in the early eighties, like they could only happen in the movies, there were some truly messed up people out there who were doing some truly messed up things - wow, it's been a while since I've kept a sentence PG like that I will accept your applause humbly.

Also, there was and, unfortunately, still are some stereo types about women in the FBI. Harris took the opportunity to make a statement, maybe very subtly, but still very important, about power vs. At no time does this story feel like a Hollywood blockbuster, where the star is cocky and always has a way out of a sticky situation, where it's all guns and fire and explosions, etc. No, this story was meant to cut close to home, to show the possibilities, for we are all vulnerable in this world.

Agent Clarice is scared, she fears for her life, she doesn't know if she will survive, but she fights the big, bad Goliath killer. This story is also important from a psychological point of view. Whatever your feelings about profiling may be, they have discovered so much and found impossible connections through their research, and we will never know how many lives it has saved.

It's a kind of Paying-it-forward thing: By doing what they do, they prevent things that may have been inevitable in a different world. I once saw something I can't remember exactly where about some research they were doing on inmates. They took brain scans of a number of them, and noted that those who were certified as psychopathic, had an underdeveloped area in a certain part of their brains. If I can remember correctly, it had something to do with the mother producing too much serotonin during pregnancy, or some such scientific thing.

How is this helpful, you may ask? Well, this is my personal opinion, so if it offends you, stop reading: Is she a psychopath who got away with murder? Yes, when I look at the facts of the case, and the things her attorney's did to get her free, I'm sickened to think the jurors couldn't believe a mother would do that to her child. I wish there was a psychologist who could have explained it to them. But enough about that.

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This book is, was and always will be important, because it brought certain realities home to the world we find ourselves in. If you haven't read it - but managed to get through this long review - what's the matter with you? But I am not trying to convince anybody of my point of view, so feel free to disagree. View all 23 comments. Thank you for your understanding. Another one of those terrific situations where I saw the movie first and loved it and then eventually decided to read the book Please note that I am going to feel completely free to drop spoilers without warning from here on out so The End of the movie, Lecter stalking Dr.

The Booest of Hoos on that. However, I was shocked in reading the book that most the best parts in the movie including Lecter, which shocked me were handled equally effectively in the book. Thus, where I think it was a tie or too close to call, I have decided not to put it in one camp or another. Need to start with Lector and this is a surprise because Sir Anthony made this role his like few people on movie history. However, I am not talking about what was in both the movie and the book as I think it is a push, to a slight edge to Mr. Walking away from the book, the reader has a much better sense of Lector as a conscience-lacking entity of pure evil, than we get from the movie.

Harris on that point. As good as Scott Glenn is in the movie, his character found way too much time on the editing room floor and the book truly develops well. His scene with the head of John Hopkins university is one that truly should have found a way on screen as I thought it was perfect. Jame s Gumb aka Buffalo Bill.

Meanwhile, in lit land, Gumby is shown to be so In closing, if you have only seen the movie, you should read the book and if you have only read the book, you should see the movie as it is deeply respectful of the source material. I listened to the audio version read by Frank Muller and he was his usual perfection. I was fairly insulted that the movie makers felt the need to change Amarone to Chianti in the famous fava beans scene presumably because they didn't think the "audience" would get it.

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View all 21 comments. Call me a freak, but I have a bit of a crush on Hannibal Lecter. He may be the scariest fuck out there certainly scarier than the supposed monster of the book, Buffalo Bill , but he just oozes style and knowledge. In fact, he has so much style and knowledge that he doesn't come off as a ridiculous prick when he says things like, 'A census taker tried to quantify me once.

That peculiar goatish odour is trans Call me a freak, but I have a bit of a crush on Hannibal Lecter. That peculiar goatish odour is transmethyl-2 hexenoic acid. Remember it, it's the smell of schizophrenia. In this and many other ways, Dr Lecter is so utterly fascinating that you'll still find yourself rooting for him after he has committed several heinous but brilliant!

Now that's quality writing for you. As you can probably tell from the above, I like The Silence of the Lambs , which is to say the book on which the movie was based. The characters aren't terribly easy to identify with, but that's all right, because for one thing, they're cool had I mentioned that yet?

They don't necessarily have the same quest, but hey, that only serves to increase the tension. In some regards the book is better than the film.

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Remember those stupid anagrams from the movie? They're not in the book except for the bilirubin one, which I actually quite like. The book makes its connections in a much more logical, less what-the-fuck? It also has a more realistic romance, though not necessarily a better one. On the down side, I think Thomas Harris must have kicked himself for not having come up with the closing line of the film 'I'm having an old friend for dinner' himself. In my opinion, it's the best closing line in cinematic history, unmatched by the ending of the book.

Still, it's a satisfying read. As satisfying as the movie, and that's saying a fair bit. Not 'a nice Chianti'. I've been reliably informed by those in the know I myself do not actually drink wine that Amarone and Chianti are not in fact the same thing. He then goes on to say in their next meeting that 'Billy is making a girl suit out of real girls'.

And despite these incredibly obvious clues which cannot be rude jokes on Lecter's part as he's far too sophisticated to make such rude jokes it takes Clarice, who is supposed to be really intelligent, the entire rest of the book to figure out what it is that Billy wants from his victims. They wisely changed that in the movie, where Clarice doesn't have her entire quest spelled out for her right at the beginning.

Perhaps they do speak to each other like that at Quantico. I guess I'll never find out. Anyone out there have FBI-trained friends? View all 27 comments. Apr 01, Darth J rated it really liked it Shelves: So, I read these books out of order. I started with Hannibal which gives better background and fleshes out the character of Lecter much more than the mess that was Hannibal Rising , then read Red Dragon and finally this one. Can I just say that I love Clarice Starling? I just have such a deep respect and admiration for her also, Jodie why didn't you come back for the sequel??

I mean, Moore was great but I don't like a break in continuity, nor do I like how they changed the ending of Hannibal w So, I read these books out of order. I mean, Moore was great but I don't like a break in continuity, nor do I like how they changed the ending of Hannibal where view spoiler [ Clarice eats the brains, sans fava beans or a nice Chianti, sighhhhhhhh Please, dear writers, learn from them. First published in , it is the sequel to Harris' novel Red Dragon.

Both novels feature the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Its film adaptation directed by Jonathan Demme was released in to box office success and critical acclaim. Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee, is asked to carry out an errand by Jack Crawford, the head of the FBI division that draws up psychological profiles of serial killers. Starling is to present a questionnaire to the brilliant forensic psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer, Hannibal Lecter. Lecter is serving nine consecutive life sentences in a Maryland mental institution for a series of murders.

Sep 20, Councillor rated it it was amazing Shelves: The film is one of my favorite films of all time, even though much of the praise must belong to Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, both of whom commited dedicated and convincing performances to Jonathan Demme's adaptation. It has been more than half a year since I finally read this novel, but I don't think anything has had a similar impact on me ever since finishing the book.

In general, one of the biggest problems I have with crime novels is that it is so easy for them to become procedural, to feel as if they were written according to a guide on how to write a crime novel. I have a lot of trouble relating to many of these novels, and even if the mystery is intriguing and keeps you turning the pages, it often comes at a disadvantages as characters, especially investigating ones, are in constant danger of remaining too shallow, too detached for the reader to really care about what ultimately happens to them. Hannibal Lecter, Jack Crawford, Dr.

Frederick Chilton, Buffalo Bill - all of them iconic and unforgettable characters in their own right. They become real persons between the binding holding together this book, and that's something many crime authors should always keep in mind while writing their novels, at least in my opinion. Of course, it's hard to judge this book on its own. Stories surrounding Hannibal Lecter have been covered through five films Manhunter, The Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon, Hannibal and Hannibal Rising and a very successful three-season TV series, and everyone has formed a different mindset about Hannibal.

Reading a novel after seeing one or even several treatments of the source material by filmmakers has always been quite a challenge for me, as it generally became quite difficult to see the book in its own right without being overruled by images from the adaptations which have burned themselves into my mind, but in the case of Thomas Harris' novel, for me it just added to the pleasure of getting to know these characters and their unique fates. You may have realized that I don't even know what to write about the book anymore, to an extent that I started rambling about the different actors who portrayed this iconic character.

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That's simply because it left me speechless, even now, quite a long time after watching the movie and the TV show and just a few months after reading the novel. There is no doubt I will read "Red Dragon" and "Hannibal" as well they are already resting on my shelves: View all 9 comments.

One of my favorite books and film too! This is the second novel in the "Hannibal Lecter" book series. I knew that the film adaptation became, in an instant, one of my all-time favorite films. A game changer indeed that swept away with the 5 most respected awards by the Academy best film, best script, best director, b One of my favorite books and film too! A game changer indeed that swept away with the 5 most respected awards by the Academy best film, best script, best director, best actor and best actress that you can't diminish since this particular combination of these 5 Oscars, had been only accomplished three times in the history of the Oscars, It Happened One Night and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , along with the said film.

A curious thing is that while Dr. Hannibal Lecter became the lead character of the book series generating adaptations of each book along with a TV series inspired in the said character Clarice Starling is a beacon of light in the middle of a hopeless world of darkness. She is smart, intuitive, resourceful and brave. Hardly, anyone thinks himself as the villain, each character real or fiction thinks that they are doing the right thing and that the end justifies the means Hannibal Lecter about the case of the criminally insane one known as "Buffalo Bill", so exposing an unexperienced Starling to the wicked cunning Dr.

Hannibal Lecter, is justified if that can accomplish the arrest of the wanted serial killer. This kind of "justified manipulation" isn't strange to Crawford since he has done it before with Special Investigator Will Graham, that not matter his natural talent to get to know how the serial killers think, Graham was already a fragile character looking for peace of mind when he was "persuaded" to become involved once again in a serial killer case and getting inside the world of Dr.

Hannibal Lecter again with disastrous outcome. Now, it's turn for young Clarice to become a "pawn" of Jack Crawford that while his intentions are "good" in the angle that he genuinely wants to arrest criminals, he's leaving collateral damage in the path of those manhunting crusades. Clarice may not fall now Hannibal Lecter and it was Crawford who put her there.

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Hannibal Lecter, where you have to take in mind that he was a renown psychiatrist too, well, it isn't that hard to notice the particular M. He knows that he is a necessary evil for being able by the forces of the law to catch other menaces of this same kind of wicked breed, And of course, Dr. Lecter has a plan. There is not hurry. He already got his payback to his accidental captor.

Now, it could be good to get his freedom back. Since after all, the world is just too boring without him there. And that fool Jack Crawford keeps sending him the tools to get what he wants. Hannibal Lecter is ready to eat the whole world once again. View all 14 comments. May 07, Rahul Matthew rated it really liked it Shelves: Not many books to movie adaptations do justice, but this is definitely how you go about it. Love the slow build up of characters and although saw movie first.

I am just going slow as I marvel at a well-written book. When a book asks you to take your time, you are absolutely thrilled. Not many books can command that kind of respect. The book is daring me to read another book, it quite confident that I will come back and remember it!!! Alright so I finished the thriller and it just made me so happy.

No Not many books to movie adaptations do justice, but this is definitely how you go about it. Now I am a tough cookie when it comes to movie adaptions and so many have failed either bookwise or as a movie. You have to give credit to the author for creating a villain you actually rooting for Hannibal Lector is half beauty Intelligence, civility, his cussing doesn't irk you and half beast Cannibalistic in nature, psychopath.

Clarisse Starling is strong female character yet Hannibal plays with her emotions and compliments him. I did not want to give any spoilers, rather you enjoy the thriller for yourself. But what makes a really good book-Well if it has the ability to make the movie in your head right!! So the book is asking me to rather than stay happy with the book. Who in your opinion can match this amazing individual? Well someone who can take him on an emotional ride. Well, none other than Sherlock Holmes.

Now some people might disagree with me, but I will state my points. Sherlock Loves a challenge, takes his opponent head on, not emotionally involved, mostly solves crimes and has a keen eye for detail. So an author who creates on these two characters would have a tough task. Both are strong characters in their respective fields of expertise!!! Aug 16, J. Kent Messum rated it it was amazing Shelves: Unquestionably one of the best books ever written in the thriller genre.

I'd call this required reading for anyone who enjoys, or wishes to write, popular fiction. I'm incredibly hesitant to call anything contemporary a "modern day masterpiece", but there are a handful of exceptions, and this offering from Thomas Harris is undoubtedly one of them. Well Unquestionably one of the best books ever written in the thriller genre. Clarice Starling is one hell of a protagonist, and Hannibal Lecter is one of the greatest fictional villains in the history of literature not to mention his pages run parallel to serial killer Buffalo Bill, yet another high-ranking antagonist in the catalogue of men who have become monsters.

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Harris' writing hits you in the heart, spears you in the gut, and raises the hairs on the back of your neck all too often. The insatiable hunger of human predators goes several shades darker in this masterpiece, pushing the envelope at all four corners until they tear. There is so much to experience, digest, and unpack in this novel that it is worth reading more than once. Personally, I've read it about half a dozen times. For an extra treat, listen to the audiobook narrated by none other than the great Kathy Bates. Her rendition of Hannibal The Cannibal will chill your blood.

A serial killer called Buffalo Bill is abducting and skinning young women. As a desperate last measure, FBI agent-in-training Clarice Starling is sent to speak with the one man who could lead them to Buffalo Bill in time to save the girl: The characters are absolutely amazing.

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Hannibal is the star of course and every scene this dude was in was utterly electrifying to read. Harris has created a character for the ages with Lecter - bravo, sir! Clarice is also a compelling and unique protagonist and I loved the silly side character of Dr Frederick Chilton too - his shallow and prideful personality made him an amusing foil for the likes of Starling and Lecter to rile against. Buffalo Bill was a remarkable villain - as disturbing and disturbed as someone who does what he does should be.

Harris couples his brilliant characters with an equally-inspired cat-and-mouse story as Starling hunts Bill with Lecter watching on the sidelines. The Silence of the Lambs is a superb crime thriller. View all 6 comments. Aug 21, Lou rated it it was amazing Shelves: I need to get round reading this, whats put me off is that the movie has been played on the TV so many times now Clarice and Lecter are quite vivid in my mind.

I am sure the book has lot more to offer as Harris is one of my high ranking thriller writers. Some trivia on the movie Like "Casablanca", this movie contains a famous misquoted line: In Hannibal, when Dr. Lecter and Clarice now played by Julianne Moore speak on the phone for the first time, he does in fact say "Hello Clarice".

This is the origin for the correctly quoted movie line. Buffalo Bill is the combination of three real life serial killers: Ed Gein, who skinned his victims; Ted Bundy, who used the cast on his hand as bait to make women get into his van; and Gary Heidnick, who kept women he kidnapped in a pit in his basement. Gein was only positively linked to two murders and suspected of two others.

He gathered most of his materials not through murder, but grave-robbing. In the popular imagination, however, he remains a serial killer with uncounted victims. Apr 08, Edward Lorn added it. Loved the movie, so I read the book. Liked the book enough to look into other Thomas Harris books. And then it was all downhill after that. Never read Hannibal Rising , and it still holds zero draw for me. What I remember the most about Silence of the Lambs is Clarice catching some spunk to the eye. That, above all else, is my most striking memory from this book.

What's worse than a surprise money shot? A surprise money shot f Retro review time! A surprise money shot from a psycho. The ending is probably the best part. Thomas Harris is so good he takes seven years to write a book. Donna Tartt and Marisha Pessl do the same. Stephen King said in On Writing that he the next quote is paraphrased couldn't understand why someone would only do something every seven years when they were so damn good at it.

This has no bearing on this book, but I like purposeless trivia, so there you have it. I figured I'd go back and review all these titles I read before I joined Goodreads or before Goodreads even existed because I wanna. Truly, that's the only reason. Better than spunk in the eye. Feb 26, Erin rated it really liked it Shelves: I'd read this book back in High School and I like it but it didn't have real impact. Sometimes you have to read something more than once or be in a particular frame of mind.

Upon my second reading of this book I loved it. Maybe its because I'm older or maybe its because I'm reading the series in order. I liked this book more than Red Dragon and I really liked that one. I still prefer Will Graham to Clarice Starlin 4. Maybe I'll get more Jack Crawford in the next book Hannibal.

I'd say the main reason reason I liked this book more than Red Dragon was simple Dr. In Red Dragon he was a scene stealing B-Character but in this book he gets bumped up to second lead. I have to admit I don't really get Buffalo Bill, I find him hilarious and I couldn't stop saying "It puts the lotion in the basket" a phrase from the movie not the book.

I don't know if I need to recommend this book. I think everyone has heard of the movie and either you're interested or not. A book made into a movie you've already seen. What more is there to say about this wonderful book that spawned an amazing movie? Hannibal Lecter is the absolute monster: The way he acts, the way he talks, he truly is a predator. He traps you in his web and there's nothing you can do about it. He's not beautiful, mind you. No body perfection, no sparkling in the sun, yet he's irresistible.

Dr Chilton, the head of the mental hospital, will go over the physical procedure you use to deal with him. Don't deviate from it. Do not deviate from it one iota for any reason. If Lecter talks to you at all, he'll just be trying to find out about you. It's the kind of curiosity that makes a snake look in a bird's nest. We both know you have to back-and-forth a little in interviews, but you tell him no specifics about yourself.

You know what he did to Will Graham. It's a wonder Will didn't die. Remember the Red Dragon? Lecter turned Francis Dolarhyde onto Will and his family. Will's face looks like a damned Picasso drew him, thanks to Lecter. He tore a nurse up in the Asylum. Do your job, just don't ever forget what he is. This was a re-read for me. I have lost count of how many times I have read and enjoyed this book. Every so often I take it off the shelf, put it on my bedside table and dip into it, savouring each bite. The movie is good, damned good, but the book is better. If you have, pick it up for a re-read.

All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions. Please refer to my Goodreads. This review and others are also published on my blog sandysbookaday. View all 4 comments. Dec 27, Lightreads rated it did not like it Shelves: I'm assuming this book was once shocking and groundbreaking. And okay, yes, eww with the eating people and the skinning. Shut the fuck up, Thomas Harris. She telephones Crawford to inform him that Buffalo Bill is trying to form a "woman suit" out of real skin, but Crawford is already en route to make an arrest, having cross-referenced Lecter's notes with hospital archives and finding a transsexual woman named Jame Gumb, who once applied unsuccessfully for a sex-change operation.

The house in Illinois is empty, and Starling is led to the house of "Jack Gordon", who she realizes is actually Jame Gumb, again by finding a sphinx moth. She pursues him into his multi-room basement, where she discovers that Catherine is still alive, but trapped in a dry well. After turning off the basement lights, Gumb stalks Starling in the dark with night-vision goggles , but gives his position away when he cocks his revolver. Starling reacts just in time and fires all of her rounds at Gumb, killing him. He assures her that he does not plan to pursue her and asks her to return the favor, which she says she cannot do.

Lecter then hangs up the phone, saying that he is "having an old friend for dinner", and starts following a newly arrived Chilton before disappearing into the crowd. The Silence of the Lambs is based on Thomas Harris ' novel of the same name and is the second film to feature the character Hannibal Lecter following the film Manhunter. Prior to the novel's release, Orion Pictures partnered with Gene Hackman to bring the novel to the big screen.

Owing to the financial failure of the earlier film, De Laurentiis lent the character rights to Orion Pictures for free. In November , Ted Tally was brought on to write the adaptation; [10] Tally had previously crossed paths with Harris many times, with his interest in adapting The Silence of the Lambs originating from receiving an advance copy of the book from Harris himself.

However, Orion Pictures co-founder Mike Medavoy assured Tally to keep writing as the studio itself took care of financing and searched for a replacement director. With the screenplay not yet completed, Demme signed on after reading the novel. We met in May and were shooting in November.

I don't remember any big revisions. Jodie Foster was interested in playing the role of Clarice Starling immediately after reading the novel. However, in spite of the fact that Foster had just won an Academy Award for her performance in the film The Accused , Demme was not convinced that she was right for the part.

For the role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter , Demme originally approached Sean Connery. After the actor turned it down, Anthony Hopkins was then offered the part based on his performance in The Elephant Man. To prepare for the role, Glenn met with John E. Douglas , after whom the character is modeled. Douglas gave Glenn a tour of the Quantico facility and also played for him an audio tape containing various recordings that serial killers Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris had made of themselves raping and torturing a year-old girl. Principal photography for The Silence of the Lambs began on November 15, and concluded on March 1, The musical score for The Silence of the Lambs was composed by Howard Shore , who would also go on to collaborate with Demme on Philadelphia.

Recorded in Munich during the latter half of the summer of , the score was performed by the Munich Symphony Orchestra. When you watch the movie you are not aware of the music. You get your feelings from all elements simultaneously, lighting, cinematography, costumes, acting, music. Jonathan Demme was very specific about the music. The Silence of the Lambs was a sleeper hit that gradually gained widespread success and critical acclaim. The website's critical consensus reads: Writing for Chicago Tribune , Siskel said, "Foster's character, who is appealing, is dwarfed by the monsters she is after.

I'd rather see her work on another case. The film won the Big Five Academy Awards: Judgment Day and JFK , respectively. In , the film was listed as one of the greatest films in the past years by the American Film Institute. The American Film Institute named Hannibal Lecter as portrayed by Hopkins the number one film villain of all time [53] and Clarice Starling as portrayed by Foster the sixth-greatest film hero of all time. The Silence of the Lambs was selected as the No.

Hannibal Lecter was selected as the No. The film and its characters have appeared in the following AFI " Years" lists:. In , Entertainment Weekly ' s 25th anniversary year, it included The Silence of the Lambs in its list of the 25 best movies made since the magazine's beginning. In response to the critiques, Demme replied that Buffalo Bill "wasn't a gay character. He was a tormented man who hated himself and wished he was a woman because that would have made him as far away from himself as he possibly could be. In a interview with Playboy magazine, notable feminist and women's rights advocate Betty Friedan stated, "I thought it was absolutely outrageous that The Silence of the Lambs won four [ sic ] Oscars.

I'm not denying the movie was an artistic triumph, but it was about the evisceration, the skinning alive of women. That is what I find offensive. Not the Playboy centerfold. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Silence of the Lambs Theatrical release poster.

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