Hannibal Rising vs Mother Night: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: War criminals, World War II, Fiction
Hannibal Rising
“The door to Dr. Hannibal Lecter's memory palace is in the darkness at the center of his mind and it has a latch that can be found by touch alone.”
Hannibal Rising is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, published in 2006. It is a prequel to his three previous books featuring his most famous character, the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. The…
1 film adaptation
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Mother Night
Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? In this brilliant book rife…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Mother Night highest: Mother Night 4.2 · Hannibal Rising 3.6.
- Mother Night is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Hannibal Rising.
- Mother Night has the widest readership — 110884 ratings behind its score.
- Mother Night runs the darker storyline; Hannibal Rising stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Hannibal Rising | Mother Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (55596) | 4.2 (110884) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (94) | 4.2 (376) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (20) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (301) | 4.5 (398) |
Reception
| Hannibal Rising | Mother Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 55596 | 110884 |
| Editions | 22 | 60 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 54166 | 96533 |
| Reading it now | 1689 | 2696 |
| Written reviews | 3078 | 6424 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6743 | 5376 |
| Pages | 328 | 206 |