Red Dragon
by Thomas Harris · first published 1981
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Red Dragon is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, first published in 1981. The plot follows former FBI profiler Will Graham, who comes out of retirement to find and apprehend an enigmatic serial-killer nicknamed "The Tooth Fairy". The novel introduced the character Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial-killer, whom Graham reluctantly turns to for advice and with whom he has a dark past. The title refers to the figure from William Blake's painting The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun.
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…beings, so perhaps “read books” would be a more helpful choice of words. Obviously the implication is that you only read a book once, but I’m not sure I can get on board with that. I think I’ll go reread Red Dragon, which has a lot to say on the topic of consuming.
on “How I Consume Books” ↗…Rome by Adrian Goldsworthy 8. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (re-read) 9. I, Claudius by Robert Graves 10. Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks 11. The Fear Index by Robert Harris 12. Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (re-read) 13. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (re-read) 14. Hannibal by Thomas Harris (re-read) 15. Game Change by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin (re-read) 16. Ready Player…
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