Review: Hannibal Rising | Thomas Harris

Hannibal Rising was high on my Christmas wish list simply because it’s the story of Hannibal’s life as a child, and the circumstances that shape his development. We know him as the popular Hannibal Lecter of The Silence Of The Lambs fame, however his experiences as a child during the Second World War growing up in Lecter Castle, are very different from medical school later in life.


Perhaps not as thrilling as I was hoping, there are several pieces of writing that have stayed with me long after finishing the book, which is a rarity for me. I will leave the ‘scary bits’ for you to discover on your own… however one funny line I will share: 


“Are you looking for sympathy? You’ll find it in the dictionary between shit and syphilis.”

Thomas Harris certainly has a way with words, and a macabre flair for plot.


I enjoyed this book.


My rating = ***


That’s my four bucks!