DoctorEncore | 3,690 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I've been enjoying Silence, but I don't feel it stands out from its peers the way the movie does. Clarice feels underwritten and boring (my wife pointed out that she is written by a man); she has an interesting backstory but no real personality. In fact, I would go so far as to argue this is a problem with all the female characters in the novel. On the flip side, Lecter really is just fantastic. He's the kind of bad guy that your brain paints as the hero of the story. Crawford is pretty interesting as well, although he doesn't get enough development as a human. Overall I'm liking it, but I find myself pushing through the investigation sections just to get back to Lecter. I may go back and read the other novels in the series after I finish this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,506 Editorials Team · Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Finished it. Great, classic story, suspense and setpieces. But the movie follows it so closely and I've seen it so many times that I basically felt like I was watching it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,506 Editorials Team · Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 On 10/5/2021 at 1:36 PM, Shmup said: Nope you don’t have to read Red Dragon first. I don’t think there is really any reference at all to it in Silence of the Lambs. However, in saying that, I think Red Dragon is the better book. Depending on your time you could do both, they’re not long reads. They mention Graham a number of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,506 Editorials Team · Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Retired to one of my horror(ish) shelves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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