Like the rest of the fans of Silence of the Lambs, I eagerly awaited Hannibal. The wait wasn't long enough. The first half of the book was enjoyable; a good read. But once Hannibal was kidnapped I wanted to throw the book across the room. Maybe it would have been too easy for Starling to come out on top, with Hannibal captured and everyone else dead. But at this point I'll take easy over completely unbelievable. I hope Jodie Foster doesn't agree to do this movie. There's no way her Clarice Starling would sell herself out that way.