Hannibal

(Hannibal Lecter)

De: Thomas Harris

Narrado por: Daniel Gerroll

Brought to you by Penguin.

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HANNIBAL LECTER HAS BEEN ON THE RUN FOR SEVEN YEARS.

And seven years after he helped FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling bring down Buffalo Bill, her career is collapsing after a disastrous drug bust.

Meanwhile, seven years after violently escaping from custody, Hannibal Lecter is hunted by Mason Verger, a psychopathic former client obsessed with feeding him to wild boars.

With the one-time partners at a low ebb, Hannibal is the one to reach out to Clarice, who has been plagued by dreams of his rasping voice.

It has been seven years since they both came to realise they shared more than they expected.

Seven years since their last meeting.

Seven years to lay plans for the next one...
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'Quite simply a compelling and brilliant thriller' Mirror

'Addictive on every level' Express

'Better than Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs' Stephen King


© Thomas Harris 1999 (P) Penguin Audio 2009

Terrible end to a good series

The performance is good but making a main character near unintelligible is an audacious choice for an audiobook. The end of the book destroys the great character work established in Silence of the Lambs. Overall it is still worth a listen if you want more Hannibal but suffers from major flaws.

How can you go wrong with Hannibal Lector?

Would you listen to Hannibal again? Why?

Yes I would. It is not only well written, but it translates well into an audio book

What did you like best about this story?

that it was unabridged

Which scene was your favorite?

Can't really say the whole book was good

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

see above

Any additional comments?

At least he pronounced a lot of the words correctly as some audible books have mispronounciations

The best book of the series

Would you listen to Hannibal again? Why?

I would definitely listen to this book again. I have read it once in printed form and will likely listen to the audiobook again in the medium term. I believe it to be if not the best, the most interesting book from the Thomas Harris series.

What did you like best about this story?

The characters - with the exception of Clarice Starling almost every character in the book is despicable. They are a very colourful bunch of people to say the least.

What does Daniel Gerroll bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He is a wonderful narrator, his narration of the faceless, lipless and severly crippled Mason Verger was exactly what I would have imagined from the printed version.

If you could rename Hannibal, what would you call it?

A Cheerful Homecoming

Any additional comments?

Love the ending.. which flies in the face of popular opinion. A great and unexpected ending to a wonderful series of stories.

EXCEPTIONALY WELL READ- A PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO.

Would you listen to Hannibal again? Why?

ONE OF THE BEST STORIES I CAN REMEMBER, ONE ACTUALLY SIDES WITH A CANNIBAL, MURDERER- IN CONTRAST TO A DECENT UPBRINGING.

What other book might you compare Hannibal to and why?

THE COUNT OF MONTE CHRISTO- BECAUSE OF THE VENGENCE THE PERSON WRONGED GETS.

Have you listened to any of Daniel Gerroll’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

NO NONE, HOWVER THE PERON WHO READS THE TRILOGY
THE HUNGER GAMES, ETC., IS ENOUGH TO PUT ONE OFF BUYING AN AUDIBLE BOOK FOREVER-ABSOLUTELY USELESS- MAYBE THAT MADE DANIEL CARROL EVEN BETTER.

Who was the most memorable character of Hannibal and why?

CLARISA - SHE GETS CURED ( PEACE OF MIND )FROM DR. HANNIBAL AND VICE VERSA

Any additional comments?

THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE,

Ridiculously intrusive narration

I have read and enjoyed this book. I was so looking forward to enjoying the Audible version on my runs but I am not sure if I can finish it. The narrators accent is so jarring, it distracts me from the story. This has never bothered me about an audio book before and I really didn't think it would make that much difference but it makes listening so much hard work! Please let me know if there is another version.