Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: THE PLOT SICKENS...

If stars were awarded for grossness then "Hannibal" would be a five star winner. With the prominent role of pigs in the "story", the book would have been better titled "Silence of the Hams". No plot, cartoon characters and the only thrill in this "thriller" for me was getting to the end... and these are the good points. If you insist on reading this trash wait til it's out in paperback and pick it up at your neighborhood used book store for half price. Even then you'll still feel cheated. No question that we will be seeing a movie soon but I hope that Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster don't demean themselves by having anything to do with this nonsense. Note to Mr Harris: You could have mailed this one in. If this is the best that you can do then 15 years may not be long enough to wait for the next one.