It deserves 5 stars again and again with every read. The Red Dragon will have any reader teetering off the edge of their seat and biting their nails for the intense suspense and thrill of the story. The backstory of the killer is presented as a side plot, we see into his mind and almost sympathize with him as we follow his childhood misfortune into his adulthood delusions. The fragile Will is once again thrown neck deep into danger with the killer on his trail, as Hannibal foils Will’s efforts even from prison in Cheasapeak Asylum. With investigations on the gruesome murder of two families on his hands Jack Crawford, Will’s mentor and former boss, recalls Will from retirement.

Unfortunately not long enough after, another psychopathic killer is on the loose. After his input in getting Cannibal Hannibal Lecter caught and apprehended, he sighs relief then retires with his wife and step-son to a quiet place in Florida. We learn of his tasteful appetite in passing, instead we follow Will Graham FBI profiler and his ‘everything but interesting’ relationship with Hannibal.

Lecter’s set up pretty nicely and Harris leaves no detail to spare as he describes to the reader the modern day DaVinci with a cannibals compulsion for consumption.īut this book is not centered on Hannibal. Even his wit is top tier as he runs through his glossary of cannibal jokes, a personal favorite being The prince of darkness wears three piece suits, prepares his own Michelin-star meals, lives in a and immaculately furnished house in the middle of Baltimore and drives a Bentley. In my opinion, the reason behind the sickening admiration most fans have for Hannibal is his impeccable manners and repertoire. It’s 4 stars leaning heavy on 5 stars from me. This chilling origin story is the cold that embraces us into the icy darkness of Hannibal’s heart. By our efforts we may watch as the beast within turns from the teat and, working upwind, enters the world.” “Here in the hot darkness of his mind, let us feel together for the latch. A thrilling read, which Harris himself considers as the story of ‘how the man becomes the monster’

The story goes on with Hannibal suffering post traumatic symptoms and obsessing over avenging his family and more specifically his baby sister. This singular sadistic event can be identified as the thread behind the makings of our monster. Hannibal, beaten, broken and battered is then force fed his baby sisters flesh before being cast into the chaotic wastelands of the war. Mischa, the sister, is subsequently murdered and cooked in what used to be her metal bathtub. Misfortune falls when his family is driven into hiding and killed, save forhimself and his baby sister who are captured by a band of soldiers. Our young Hannibal is introduced as very intelligent and very intense for a boy his age. Lithuania and the Baltic regions are considered some of the bloodiest places during the war. The story kicks off with a plot set in Lithuania WW2 era.

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