While I was reading The Silence of the Lambs I realized that I really don't remember all that much from the movie. I'll have to watch it again to see how close it is to the book. But what I remembered as the basic story outline from the movie is the same as in the book: FBI agent in training, Clarice Starling, tries to get information out of captured serial killer Hannibal Lecter that could help in the search for another serial killer, Buffalo Bill. Just like the book that precedes it, Red Dragon, I really enjoyed it and felt that Harris moved the story along at a nice quick pace and gave us enough of a peek into the minds of the characters to know all of their motivations and feelings. Unlike in Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs gives us more time with Hannibal and not the actual serial killer that is being chased. I guess I'll eventually have to read the next book in the series even though I've heard it isn't that great.
I can see how the book ranked so high on both the Mystery and Horror lists. It is very readable and every once in a while Harris throws in a nice little poetic sentence to describe a characters feelings or past history. It is also thrilling and scary. I'll have to give it an A.
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