Red Dragon - Thomas Harris

Red Dragon is the first Thomas Harris novel to feature Hannibal Lecter, the others being Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. This novel is widely overlooked, and it is often thought that the Silence of the Lambs is the first (I thought the same until it was pointed out to me by another dooyoo user.) book to feature Lecter. However, this is probably due to the fact that Lecter’s part in the book is quite small. This book has also been made into a film, Manhunter, which I cannot comment on as I have yet to see it. The book centre on a killer known as “The Red Dragon”, who is preying on well to do families. The book starts not long after his second ...  Read the complete review

Ever wanted to get in the mind of a serial killer? Will Graham doesn't. Which is a shame, because it's his job, and he's frighteningly good at it. Okay. Enough of the promotional blurb-style writing. It was just the intro. I haven't written a book opinion for ages, so let me warm up, okay? Most people only discover Thomas Harris's Red Dragon after watching the movie adaptations of 'The Silence of the Lambs' or 'Hannibal'. It is a shame the movies are more famous than the original novels and Red Dragon is often overlooked, because in many ways it is the best. Thomas Harris is not a prolific author, having written only ...  Read the complete review

Having been injured in the line of duty whilst capturing Hannibal Lector, Will Graham has retired to Florida to get away from it. When a new and gruesome killer strikes twice, it leaves the FBI's director Jack Crawford no choice but to convince Graham to help them on the case. The only help he can manage is to talk to his old enemy and using his relationship and history with Hannibal Graham tries to get to the bottom of yet another serial killer. Having seen both of the previous Hannibal movies and read the books I decided to read this one after seeing the film adaptation of Red Dragon. This is the first book in the series from Thomas Harris that continues ...  Read the complete review

Thomas Harris, the Author of the Hannibal Lecter ?trilogy? (I use the term trilogy loosely, as it is only really The Silence Of The Lambs, and Hannibal, that he actually plays a far greater role, even though in this novel, his presence is small, yet powerful). He is an author that I had not really heard much about until I was about 16, and actually found out he was the person that created such an intriguing monster such as Doctor Lecter. At this point I immediately decided that one day I would read all 3 novels, however, being only 16, having little money beyond paying for one of my true loves (mountain biking hehehe), I had no choice but to succumb that I wasn?t going ...  Read the complete review

"Red Dragon" is surprisingly good. After Ridley Scott's camp "Hannibal" and Jonathan Demme's gothic "Silence of the Lambs" I was expecting to be entertained but nothing beyond that. "Red Dragon" apart from a few minor problems is entertaining and has a great story. The film in terms of visuals is certainly trying to emulate Jonathan Demme's "Silence of the Lambs" gothic look with the return of Hannibal Lector's dungeon cell and Francis Dolarhyde's spooky old house deep in the woods. Director Brett Ratner understood that this is exactly what the audience wanted, Ridley Scott made Hannibal Lector a ...  Read the complete review