# New Thomas Harris book **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 5, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906 "2006-12-05T03:58:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/1 "2006-12-05T03:58:51Z")
I plan to [buy it.](http://www.randomhouse.com/features/thomasharris/) How about you? ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/2 "2006-12-05T04:02:50Z")
Library for me, I’m not risking first run hardcover money on him anymore. I do plan on reading it as soon as I can take a crack at it, but no breath is being held over here. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/3 "2006-12-05T04:08:28Z")
After _Hannibal_, I’m convinced that Harris is just milking his most famous character for all he’s worth. I’ll pass, unless I start hearing that it’s awesome and it’s way better than the last book. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/4 "2006-12-05T04:30:50Z")
I can’t wait and I think the book will be good. The movie on the other hand I’m not sure. It will be pretty much impossible to live up to Hopkins’ portrayal of such a great character. But I’m hoping the new guy will surprise me. ---
**Author:** ![Caridwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Caridwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caridwen)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/5 "2006-12-05T04:33:13Z")
My nephew is getting it and I’m next in line to read it. Hope it’s good! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/6 "2006-12-05T04:43:05Z")
[QUOTE=pool] It will be pretty much impossible to live up to Hopkins’ portrayal of such a great character. [/QUOTE] I really liked Brian Cox in [Manhunter.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091474/) Hopkins was of course excellent, he says he read the part and knew exactlly how to play it. Cox is scary just sitting there with a barrier between him and Will Graham. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/7 "2006-12-05T04:47:38Z")
Gaah. I probably will eventually, because I like the Lecter character and I’ve wanted an origin story since forever. But I find Harris’ writing style irksome, so I can’t bring myself to buy it on the release date, nor as hardcover. Hannibal Lecter is probably the only character I enjoy more in the theater than in books. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/8 "2006-12-05T04:57:01Z")
I’ll probably get it through a book club. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/9 "2006-12-05T12:01:04Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] I plan to [buy it.](http://www.randomhouse.com/features/thomasharris/) How about you? [/QUOTE] I dunno. I loved the Red Dragon. Silence of the Lambs was excellent too. But I was dissappointed with his last book. None-the-less, yeah, I’ll probably buy it. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/10 "2006-12-05T15:12:15Z")
I nominated Hannibal in the worst books thread, and yet…I put a hold on the new book at my library. I’m ninth in line for it, so I figure I’ll have plenty of time to hear if it’s a stinker before it comes to me. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/11 "2006-12-05T15:34:32Z")
Looks like Mr. Harris might not be able to buy a new Jaguar this year. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/12 "2006-12-05T15:52:49Z")
I hear he’s working on another prequel called “Embryonic Journey”, wherein he eats his own placenta. Movie music by Jefferson Airplane, natch. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/13 "2006-12-05T16:02:22Z")
[QUOTE=Chefguy] wherein he eats his own placenta. [/QUOTE] Harris or Lecter? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/14 "2006-12-05T16:20:21Z")
[QUOTE=Chefguy] I hear he’s working on another prequel called “Embryonic Journey”, wherein he eats his own placenta. Movie music by Jefferson Airplane, natch. [/QUOTE] Great, now I’ve got Doris Day singing “Embryonic Journey” stuck in my head. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/15 "2006-12-05T18:17:16Z")
I’m a cheap bastard, so I’ll buy it – when it hits paperback. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/16 "2006-12-06T02:44:51Z")
I was excited about this, but then I read an excerpt. I’ll probably wait until someone – from here, not the horror boards (they love everything) – tells me it’s great. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/17 "2006-12-06T03:24:21Z")
Definitely getting it. I think “Hannibal” was overly criticized. Parts of the book are very thoughtful and interesting, especially the parts about Clarice Starling’s unfortunate shooting incident and the repercussions thereof. Granted, the ending was a bit over the top… But I think Harris is actually underrated. “Black Sunday” is just terrific, and is just as current now as when it was written. Maybe more so. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thomas-harris-book/382906/18 "2006-12-06T03:30:03Z")
[QUOTE=Mach Tuck] Granted, the ending was a bit over the top… [/QUOTE] I nominate that statement for “Most Subtle Straight Dope Pun” of 2006. 🙂