I think Urge hit on why Hannibal was so disappointing. I did read it twice, because someone else suggested I do so. To be honest, it felt like Harris didn't even know his own characters anymore. And that is why it was such a letdown to me. It wasn't the direction the book itself took, but the direction the characters took. It seemed very wrong somehow. And I don't begrudge a writer the right to his vision, but it was weak; especially compared to the previous novels.
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