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Originally Posted by Sethomas
I've been debating whether or not I should read the entire Hannibal series, of which a background story has just come out. I just find Hannibal Lecter to be too contradictory and thus far-fetched. He eats people out of degradation because he sees himself above the common run of man, he's a brilliant psychologist, yet he doesn't realize that he's trapped in this paradigm. Or, if he does realize it, he does nothing but perpetuate it. I can understand certain aspects of him and his eating of CERTAIN characters, but mostly I think he's a poor taboo-clutching schtick. It's always hard to write about a genius when you're not one yourself (as is my situation), but I doubt Harris has the qualifications to make an Übermensch who eats people because of his troubled childhood.
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It's an entertaining prequel, at least I think so. It's interesting to read about his early years, and then to see his mental downfall after a key event. If nothing else, it's a good read. Movie comes out this Friday, too, if you care for the films.
Not Harris' best work though.
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