I'm a diehard Hannibal Lecter fan. I truly enjoyed 'Hannibal' and Harris's previous books that include the character, but I could not finish this book! I wanted so badly to like it, and be filled in on Lecter's background, but I couldn't do it. I was bored beyond belief before I'd trudged through 1/4 of the book (and the movie's no better). A true disappointment. :(

This book was a joke. Supposedly, Thomas Harris wrote this, but it didn't seem that way to me. I wasn't a big fan of his last book in the series, Hannibal, but at least it was written well, so I could enjoy that. It just didn't go the way I thought it would. It was still a decent book.

This piece of crap is horribly written: The writer changes tenses left and right...the story is weak. It tries to show Hannibal Lecter as some James Bond type character travelling all over Europe to avenge the death of his sister.

For those of you who don't know...this is the origin story of Hannibal Lecter from Harris' other books. Never mind that the story was told much better in the book Hannibal. If you want to know about the character, read that book. This is drek.

In my opinion, our beloved Hollywood wanted a new Hannibal product to push a movie, so they had some inept high schooler write a bad screenplay and a bad novelisation and slapped Thomas Harris' name on it to rip off suckers. Well, they got me. Stay as far from this one as possible!

Not quite up to the level of "Silence" but does provide "background" on one of the more twisted fiction characters

I didn't think it would be possible that Hannibal -the cannibal- Lector, could be a sympathetc character, but that is indeed the case in this book, at least it was for this reader. This book will take you back to Hannibal's childhood when he lost his family to a group of starving Nazi savages. Hannibal got a taste of what happened to his little sister, Mischa, whom he adored dearly. He got his revenge. Needleass to say, it changed him, turned him into a monster. I liked this book, but it was filled with foreign phrases that I felt should have been translated. Also, I found Hannibal's relationship with his stepmother, Lady Murasaki, quite unbelievable. Nonetheless, I would recommend this book to any Hannibal fan. Will I like the movie?

I did not like this book nearly as much as Silence of the Lambs or Red Dragon. It almost seemed like it was someone writing trying to copy the style of Thomas Harris. However, I also did not like Hannibal as much as the other two. If you are fan of the story of Hannibal Lector, then most likely you will enjoy this prequel.

Another great Hannibal Lecter book, Thomas Harris is a master!

My son read this one and finished in just a few days. He was very happy with the book.

Definitly not the best in the Hannibal books, though it was a lot better than the movie.

Good read for fans of Thomas Harris.

I was disappointed. Maybe Harris should have stopped while he was ahead with "silence of the lambs."

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I didn't think it would be possible that Hannibal -the cannibal- Lector, could be a sympathetc character, but that is indeed the case in this book, at least it was for this reader. This book will take you back to Hannibal's childhood when he lost his family to a group of starving Nazi savages. Hannibal got a taste of what happened to his little sister, Mischa, whom he adored dearly. He got his revenge. Needleass to say, it changed him, turned him into a monster. I liked this book, but it was filled with foreign phrases that I felt should have been translated. Also, I found Hannibal's relationship with his stepmother, Lady Murasaki, quite unbelievable. Nonetheless, I would recommend this book to any Hannibal fan.

I loved this book. Probally the best out of all the hannibal books.

This hardcover does not have a dust jacket.

This is the hardback version.

I thought that this book was really good. It help explain some of the things Hannibal went through growing up.

Didn't like it nearly as much as his other books...

Not one of Thomas Harris's best, but it does attempt to explain why Hannibal Lecter became the monster that he was. It was a fast read.

Thomas Harris has never disappointed me with any of his books.
The book is dark and haunting,you want to reach out and help the characters,especially baby Mischa. Good read!

The story of young Hannibal Lecter, what made him become a murderer and cannibal. Good, though a bit gruesome in spots.

I couldn't put this one down. I read it in two days, stopping only to eat and sleep!

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