I loved the novel Silence of the Lambs. But it's not taking anything away from that to say I found its sequel, Hannibal, to be bad. Not just bad, but laughably, Oh, C'mon, bad. Why I found it laughable is a major spoiler, so I will put in that in the comments. Read at your own risk!
Now there's a new Thomas Harris book out, called Hannibal Rising, a prequel that detailsHannibal's origins. Apparently Harris has not managed to stop his books' fall-off, according to the Los Angeles Times. Their headline is "Hannibal, we hardly knew ye — and we liked that."
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"Hannibal" picks up just a bit after "Silence of the Lambs." Hannibal Lector is still on the lam, and there's another crazy serial killer, and Clarice is trying to track them down. She does end up finding Hannibal, and then ... SHE FALLS IN LOVE WITH HIM. And they run away together to South America! And Harris very specifically says they have a lot of sex!
I just don't buy that. That would be so out of character for the Clarice of "Silence." That would be like Javert and Jean Valjean getting together at the end of Les Miserables.
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