Aidan Oswald-Harris’s Reviews > Hannibal Rising > Status Update

Some parts of this are legitimately intriguing and have me interested in the story, like Hannibal taking the drugs that help him search in his memory of Mischa’s death.

But it’s so hard to stay focused while reading when a good portion of the story is a dull procedural. It reminds me of the section of Hannibal set in Florence (derogatory).

So dull, though there is some interesting stuff present. Chapter 30 has a small section that hit kind of hard;

"Do you think God intended to eat Isaac, and that's why he told Abraham to kill him?" Hannibal said.
"No, Hannibal. Of course not. The angel intervenes in time."
"Not always," Hannibal said.

Very dull.

Getting a little better! Lady Murasaki is an interesting character. I like what she says about how she and Hannibal’s worlds got taken away, showing how they can relate.

I keep zoning out as I’m listening to the audiobook 😭