The Silence of the Lambs
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The Silence of the Lambs is a psychological horror novel by Thomas Harris. First published in 1988, it is the sequel to Harris's 1981 novel Red Dragon. Both novels feature the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter, this time pitted against FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling.
The novel won the 1988 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel.
The novel also won the 1989 Anthony Award for Best Novel.
It was nominated for the 1989 World Fantasy Award.
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- [Red Dragon / The Silence of the Lambs](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL138391W)
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Hannibal Lecter is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1981 with contributions by Thomas Harris and Thomas Harris.
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I've read this book more times than I can count and it still manages to give me nightmares.
I actually prefer the movie to the book, but I still ‘enjoyed' reading this one!
A sold 3.8/5. Would have been a 4/5, but the ending (final ~3 chapters) was a hit too clean and theatrically rounded for my liking.
Still, an excellent novel.
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