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Red Dragon
- Narrated by: Thomas Harris
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
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- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Sexual hunger; demonic violence; sinister logic; the lethal components of a deadly formula driving a psychopath in the grip of an unimaginable delusion; a boastful killer who sends the police tormenting notes; a tortured, torturing monster who finds ultimate pleasure in viciously murdering happy families, and calls himself The Red Dragon.
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- Kirsty
- 14-12-13
I loved it
If you could sum up Red Dragon in three words, what would they be?
Intriguing, clever, well written
What other book might you compare Red Dragon to, and why?
It is similar to Jo nesbo books as it is a page turner and keeps you guessing to the very end.
What does Thomas Harris bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
The suspense, I was actually scared reading it.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Yes it made me feel scared
Any additional comments?
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- Cian
- 06-03-19
Did not notice its abridged
It's basically the movie scenes that he's reading. Didn't realise it til I looked up the book, as 3 hours is crazy short. Really disappointing that the full books are on the US audible but not UK.
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- David
- 19-04-17
short and sweet
love Thomas Harris narrating his own stories. this is a very short listen so good for a short road trip.
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- Victoria Ansell
- 14-12-18
Red Dragon
a nice short introduction into the deliciously murderous Hannibal Lector. It serves as a good pre-amble to the silence of the lambs and the story did engage me. I did however, find Thomas Harris's drawling accent very distracting and at times found it difficult to distinguish between characters.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-03-21
Good book
Good book. was really a good book. I enjoyed it. was good. thoroughly enjoyable. honest.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-06-20
Great.. But abridged
Having never read it didn't realise at first looked and realised it's short... Still good but a shame its not the full book
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- Simon Theo cutter
- 19-03-20
RED DRAGON IS FANTASTIC
Red dragon is wonderfuly wicked, deliciously dark thrill ride, the three main characters.. Will, Dr lecter and dolahide play of eachother so well its a pleasure to listen to, the story is twisted and brilliantly read by Thomas Harris can't recommend is book enough.... On to silence of the lambs 🔥🔥
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- Mr A P Beattie
- 04-02-19
The Red Dragon
Listerning before you watch the film, I originally owned as a listening book years ago, fantastic
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- Jay K Lawson
- 19-08-18
Wonderful for lovers of the TV series.
Fantastic. Loved the series and loved this. Can't wait to start the next one. POINTS. R E F R E S H P L E A S E
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- Fannar Einarsson
- 18-06-18
Damn baby
Wow what a sexy good job sweet man i am so proud of you stay sexy.
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- Shannyn Campbell
- 10-06-13
A good listen - but where's the rest?
I know what the word "abridged" means. I know that there are many times where a story is slimmed down in order to make the listening easier for the audience and so the reader doesn't run out of steam (it was a delight, by the way, to hear the tale from the writer's won lips). But how come we audible listeners don't have the non-abridged option available to us? Is it a copyright thing? Unlikely seeing as you have Thomas Harris himself reading for you. Is it because so parts of the book were too graphic to be voiced? I don't think so. I don't think it gets much worse than, what I will call to prevent spoilers, "The Wheelchair Scene". Is it because it just makes it snappier? Maybe, but if I wanted a snappy version I could have just rented the films Manhunter or Red Dragon. When I listen to a story I want the extra details and characters that I may have missed by only seeing the film. I want the world fleshed out for me. And while I can't fault the story or the narration, I feel a little cheated that I didn't get more.
I bought this because I have recently watched Hannibal on NBC, and just in case there are others like me who want to expand their knowlege of the original, let me just put in this warning. There is Jack. There is Freddy. I don't know how reduced their parts are, but they're there at least. But there is only one mention of Alan Bloom and Beverly Katz just barely makes a cameo with no lines. I think Hobbs was entirely cut out. If you want more details for your dollar, more bang for your buck, you may be better off reading, Red Dragon the old fashioned way.
In the end it's a good listen. I'm just not sure whether it's enough.
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- Sergio R.
- 20-01-19
It's OK, but...
The length is too short and it left me with a "so so" experience.
Thomas Harris is a good narrator but that's it.
I'm enjoying The Silence of The Lambs much more.
I will be returning this book to get my credit back.
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- Marcus
- 01-03-15
Not a wasted word
This is my first Thomas Harris story. It is a very pleasant narration of a tight and gripping suspense novel. I will listen to it again.
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- J. Fisher
- 06-08-12
Didn't like it at all
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
I don't know who would enjoy this, it just didn't have any depth to it at all.
Has Red Dragon turned you off from other books in this genre?
I am about to read his next book 'Silence of the Lambs', so hopefully it is better.
What didn’t you like about Thomas Harris’s performance?
There was no emotion or emphasis. All voices were the same.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Not that I could tell
Any additional comments?
I bought this book and his following book because his writing was highly recommended by the '2nd Tuesday Book Club' on ABC. In fact they all said that it was probably the greatest writing ever written, so I can only hope his next book is better.