A thrilling read, which Harris himself considers as the story of ‘how the man becomes the monster’ The story goes on with Hannibal suffering post traumatic symptoms and obsessing over avenging his family and more specifically his baby sister. This singular sadistic event can be identified as the thread behind the makings of our monster. Hannibal, beaten, broken and battered is then force fed his baby sisters flesh before being cast into the chaotic wastelands of the war. Mischa, the sister, is subsequently murdered and cooked in what used to be her metal bathtub. Misfortune falls when his family is driven into hiding and killed, save forhimself and his baby sister who are captured by a band of soldiers. Our young Hannibal is introduced as very intelligent and very intense for a boy his age. Lithuania and the Baltic regions are considered some of the bloodiest places during the war. The story kicks off with a plot set in Lithuania WW2 era.
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