I've almost finished this. I will finish today. I only started yesterday (and I would have finished yesterday had an old friend not visited for a few hours).
I'd heard this was a good book, that's why they made it a movie isn't it? But I've been dragging my feet (it's not my genre). However, I'm pleasantly surprised. It has to be one of the most tightly written books I've ever read. Not only is there a distinct writer's voice, each character's voice is unmistakable. For example (SPOILER, though you've probably seen the movie), this is the murderer calling his dog and we know "busybusy day" means he's about to kill:
“Precious, come on, Precious. Busybusy day. Come on, Sweetheart.”
Harris, Thomas. Silence Of The Lambs (Hannibal Lecter) . Random House. Kindle Edition.
Notice how there's no space in busybusy? Because Harris wants the words run on. I'm listening as I also read (Wow, by the way, fantastic experience) and to hear this acted out (so to speak) just adds SO MUCH. Talk about knowing when to break grammar rules
Harris makes his jumps in POV entertaining, and because everything is written so tightly, I don't have a problem with that. This is an example of gaining the reader's trust.
Which book gained your trust the most?
As an aside, after reading this, not only have I learnt a bunch, I'm positive I'll never be ready to publish. Silence of the Lambs raises the bar beyond sight!!
I'd heard this was a good book, that's why they made it a movie isn't it? But I've been dragging my feet (it's not my genre). However, I'm pleasantly surprised. It has to be one of the most tightly written books I've ever read. Not only is there a distinct writer's voice, each character's voice is unmistakable. For example (SPOILER, though you've probably seen the movie), this is the murderer calling his dog and we know "busybusy day" means he's about to kill:
“Precious, come on, Precious. Busybusy day. Come on, Sweetheart.”
Harris, Thomas. Silence Of The Lambs (Hannibal Lecter) . Random House. Kindle Edition.
Notice how there's no space in busybusy? Because Harris wants the words run on. I'm listening as I also read (Wow, by the way, fantastic experience) and to hear this acted out (so to speak) just adds SO MUCH. Talk about knowing when to break grammar rules
Harris makes his jumps in POV entertaining, and because everything is written so tightly, I don't have a problem with that. This is an example of gaining the reader's trust.
Which book gained your trust the most?
As an aside, after reading this, not only have I learnt a bunch, I'm positive I'll never be ready to publish. Silence of the Lambs raises the bar beyond sight!!
