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This was fantastic!!

I went into The Silence of the Lambs hesitant that this book would not be as great as the movie, OR I wouldn't be able to get the movie characters out of my head.

You see, Ive seen The Silence of the Lambstotimes in my life and I know the plot too well.
I've loved the movie since the first time I watched it!
The movie came out inbut I didn't watch it until I was, in.
I'm glad I waited because the nightmares would have sucked at age!!
Ha, who am I kidding.
I still had nightmares after seeing this movie for thest time!

Getting back to the book, I was shocked with how much I enjoyed it! The writing by Thomas Harris is well done along with more detail about the serial killer, Buffalo Bill and the women he killed.
The case was more detailed, the characters were more fleshed out heh, funny I would use that term! haha and the ending was dynamite.





The character of Clarice Starling was great in this book! Shes more fierce and cunning then what Jodie Foster does with the character in the movie.
Jodie Foster still does a damn fine job with this character but its hard to be exactly like a character in a book.
You cant see what she thinks or how she interprets the Buffalo Bill case and the prisoner, Hannibal Lecter.



Speaking of Dr, Hannibal Lecter, hes a monster, sadistic, way too intelligent, and will scare the pants off you, Anthony Hopkins does such a great job with this character, Lets just take a moment to appreciate how he took Thomas Harris creation and made Lecter unforgettable!

Besides the great characterization, the police procedural and research of serial killers that Harris does in this series is fantastic! Youve got to realize that this is wrote in thes and he likely has influenced the crime detective book genre more than anyone out there! Kudos Thomas Harris!!

If you have been living under a rock for the lastsomething years and have not seen this movie, go read the book first!! You won't be disappointed.

And if you love this movie and you're worried about not getting anything from the book, take it from me.
I felt the same and I just gave this stars! Call me a freak, but I have a bit of a crush on Hannibal Lecter.
He may be the scariest fuck out there certainly scarier than the supposed monster of the book, Buffalo Bill, but he just oozes style and knowledge.
In fact, he has so much style and knowledge that he doesn't come off as a ridiculous prick when he says things like, 'A census taker tried to quantify me once.
I ate his liver with some fava beans and a big Amarone' or 'Can you smell his sweat That peculiar goatish odour is transmethylhexenoic acid.
Remember it, it's the smell of schizophrenia, ' Quite the contrary he sounds cool saying these things, Sophisticated, even. In this and many other ways, Dr Lecter is so utterly fascinating that you'll still find yourself rooting for him after he has committed several heinous but brilliant! murders, hoping he'll stay out of the hands of the police and live out his life in freedom.
Now that's quality writing for you,

As you can probably tell from the above, I like The Silence of the Lambs, which is to say the book on which the movie was based.
Except for the fact that Harris makes Clarice rather stupid and that the dialogue in the book is a bit too clever and masculine for its own good, it's a solid and exciting willtheyfindhimintimetosavethegirl story a pageturner if ever there was one.
The characters aren't terribly easy to identify with, but that's all right, because for one thing, they're cool had I mentioned that yet, and for another, they all have a clearly defined quest.
They don't necessarily have the same quest, but hey, that only serves to increase the tension.


In some regards the book is better than the film, Remember those stupid anagrams from the movie They're not in the book except for the bilirubin one, which I actually quite like.
The book makes its connections in a much more logical, less whatthefuckish way, It also has a more realistic romance, though not necessarily a better one, On the down side, I think Thomas Harris must have kicked himself for not having come up with the closing line of the film 'I'm having an old friend for dinner' himself.
In my opinion, it's the best closing line in cinematic history, unmatched by the ending of the book.
Still, it's a satisfying read, Very satisfying. As satisfying as the movie, and that's saying a fair bit,

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Yes, that's what he says in the book, Not 'a nice Chianti'. I've been reliably informed by those in the know I myself do not actually drink wine that Amarone and Chianti are not in fact the same thing.
'Chianti' does sound better than 'Amarone' in this line, doesn't it

In the book, Dr Lecter tells Clarice in one of their first interviews that Billy has kidnapped largechested Catherine Martin because 'he wants a vest with tits on it'.
He then goes on to say in their next meeting that 'Billy is making a girl suit out of real girls'.
And despite these incredibly obvious clues which cannot be rude jokes on Lecter's part as he's far too sophisticated to make such rude jokes it takes Clarice, who is supposed to be really intelligent, the entire rest of the book to figure out what it is that Billy wants from his victims.
They wisely changed that in the movie, where Clarice doesn't have her entire quest spelled out for her right at the beginning.


I've never met any women who speak to each other the way Clarice and Ardelia do.
Then again, I've never met any brilliant FBI trainees, so what do I know Perhaps they do speak to each other like that at Quantico.
I guess I'll never find out, Anyone out there have FBItrained friends Anyone Bueller
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It's my thesis that Goodreads can come together and agree that The Silence of the Lambs is a great novel.
Published in, this was the third novel by Thomas Harris, his followup to Black Sunday and Red Dragon, the latter of which introduced Dr.
Hannibal Lecter and put Harriswho takes years to publishinto the FBI Behavioral Science Lab vs, Serial Killer business. I've seen the Oscar winning Best Picture several times but bumped the source material up as Sean Coyne, author of sitelinkThe Story Grid: What Good Editors Know and the next book on my list, uses it to illustrate the application of his many story tips.


Other than a handful of scenes and a couple of story threads omitted from the screenplay by Ted Tally for thefilm directed by Jonathan Demme, the movie follows the novel very closely, so I won't bother to recount the plot.
The Silence of the Lambs is currently streaming on Netflix and really should be in your BluRay/ DVD/ laserdisc/ VHS library if it isn't already.
Let's just pick up theth anniversary edition and jump right in:

The iconography of the DeathHead's Hawkmoth is such a brilliant representation of this story.
Both beautiful and sinister, the nocturnal moth emerging from its pupa relates to both Clarice Starling and Jame Gumb as these characters grow into something new.
If your edition of the book doesn't include the moth on the cover, you're being robbed, It was featured prominently in the movie marketing,



Opening paragraph, Behavioral Science, the FBI section that deals with serial murder, is on the bottom floor of the Academy building at Quantico, halfburied in the earth.
Clarice Starling reached it flushed after a fast walk from Hogan's Alley on the firing range, She had grass in her hair and grass stains on her FBI Academy windbreaker from diving to the ground under fire in an arrest problem on the range.
Harris doesn't describe Starling's eyes, hair, build, etc, We know who she is by where she is and what she's doing there, And her nameClarice Starlingsummarizes her beautifully,

For a novel that's under,words and very fastmoving I finished it in two days I loved how complex it is.
Harris doesn't approach things in a straightforward fashion, but at a slant, Hourlength TV cop shows have given writers the impression that criminal investigations or manhunts can be wrapped up in under an hour.
Jack Crawford doesn't send Starling to ask Hannibal Lecter who "Buffalo Bill" is outright, He knows Lecter would rather toy with authority for his own amusement than help, Instead, he sends a young female cadet on a seemingly trivial matter in an attempt to establish rapport with the doctor.


I'm a fan of master/pupil stories and am struck with how throughout the book, Starling is a consummate student rather than some kind of crime fighting genius.
This is established in the book by how hard Starling and her roommate Ardelia Mapp are studying for their exams at the FBI Academy and cramming their heads with knowledge.
Starling knows a little about a lot of thingslike the difference between a patent and a copyright or what triangles on a dressmaking pattern are foras well as a lot about her specialties: forensics and psychology.
She's acquired her knowledge by reading, What book lover doesn't love a protagonist who loves to read

Most horror books and films involve creatures run amok or jumping out from behind corners.
The Silence of the Lambs involves a serial killer interned at the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane who, as long as you obey the rules and respect what he is, cannot get at you through his cell.
Yet Dr. Hannibal Lecter is terrifying because

he can't be contained to his cell, He sees through his visitors, reduces them to their weakest natures and takes advantage of them, I like how Dr. Lecter can discuss murdering his former patient and serving the pancreas to unsuspecting dinner guests, but stresses politeness and nice manners at all times.


"Raspail's dream of happiness was ruined, He put Klaus' head in a bowling bag and came back East, "

"What did he do with the rest"

"Buried it in the hills, "

"He showed you the head in the car"

"Oh yes, in the course of therapy he came to feel he could tell me anything.
He went out to sit with Klaus quite often and showed him the Valentines, "

"And then Raspail himself, . . died. Why"

"Frankly, I got sick and tired of his whining, Best thing for him, really, Therapy wasn't going anywhere. I expect most psychiatrists have a patient or two they'd like to refer to me, I've never discussed this before, and now I'm getting bored with it, "

"And your dinner for the orchestra officials"

"Haven't you ever had people coming over and no time to shop You have to make do with what's in the fridge, Clarice.
May I call you Clarice"

"Yes, I think I'll just call you"

"Dr, Lecterthat seems most appropriate to your age and station," he said,

"Yes. "

"How did you feel when you went into the garage"

"Apprehensive, "

"Why"

"Mice and insects, "

"Do you have something you use when you want to get up your nerve" Dr, Lecter asked.

"Nothing I know of that works, except wanting what I'm after, "

If profiling a serial killer and tracking him downHarris establishes that as ofthere was no precedent for a female serial killerwasn't hard, Starling has to manage the feelings of men she comes into contact with doing her job.
Hospital administrator Dr. Chilton hits on Starling within a minute of her entering his office and when rebuffed, goes out of his way to make her work difficult.
Noble Pilcher, entomologist at the Smithsonian Institute, asks Starling out while she's trying to determine why Buffalo Bill has inserted an insect pupa into his victims' throats.
A sheriff's deputy tries to chat with Starling while she's searching Catherine Martin's apartment and she has to tell the lawman to hush in the sweetest way possible.
These are all concerns Will Graham never had to deal with in Red Dragon,

As thrillers go, the climax is sensational, view spoiler I love how Harris shoots through Starling's decisionmaking process on whether to find Jame Gumb, confirm that he's fled the house or help Catherine Martin out of the well in the basement.
It's like an FBI Choose Your Own Adventure,

Closing paragraph, Far to the east, on the Chesapeake shore, Orion stood high in the clear night, above a big old house, and a room where a fire is banked for the night, its light pulsing gently with the wind above the chimneys.
On a large bed there are many quilts and on the quilts and under them are several large dogs.
Additional mounds beneath the covers may or may not be Noble Pilcher, it is impossible to determine in the ambient light.
But the face on the pillow, rosy in the firelight, is certainly that of Clarice Starling, and she sleeps deeply, sweetly, in the silence of the lambs.


Perfect ending to the perfect novel,

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