Chianti or not (The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris)

Member Name: falcon1959

Product:	The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris
Date:	05/07/09 (14 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Absorbing

Disadvantages: If you read this book the movie will not seem as good

Clarice Starling is a trainee FBI agent who is sent by her boss to interview Dr Hannibal Lecter in the hope that he may help the FBI to track down a serial killer. Lecter is not only a convicted serial killer, but also a killer who liked to indulge himself by eating certain body parts of his victims.
Thomas Harris has set the character of Lecter to be a very intelligent and well read individual. Harris conveys this intelligence very well in the pages of the book and i must admit, that at times i was reading the book to get to the parts where lecter is involved.
Lecters high levels of intelligence and cunning, for me, came out much stronger in the book, than what is shown in the preceding movie. Thomas Harris has a great ability to make the two central characters come alive in your imagination.
I found the book both absorbing and somewhat foreboding at times which added to its readability.
Although it will never be a classic, if you have seen the film and not read the book, then you are in for a real treat. Even with the big name stars in the movie the book is far better.

Summary: A book that makes you want to turn the next page.