Please, if you value Red Dragon and Silence Of The Lambs, just give that book back. Give it back to your co-worker, give the non-commital "It was okay" when asked what you thought, and go read another book. Do not read Hannibal. I'm telling you this as your friend.
I'm reading Cornell Woolrich's Phantom Lady and Lawrence Block's Lucky At Cards.
Finished it. Like I said, I have nothing to compare it to but the first movie, but I enjoyed it. The brain scene at the end was pretty disturbing...in a cool way.
Is the old 'Manhunter' movie any good? I'm kind of curious seeing Brian Cox as Hannibal.
"You're either lying or stupid." "I'm stupid! I'm stupid!" Megatron and Starscream