Not as good as Red Dragon, Buffalo Bill isn't a believable character. Found myself rooting for Buffalo Belle to finish her girl suit. Buffalo Bill's backstory is poorly developed, not believable, I wasn't motivated to dislike him and the character's "scary value" relied solely on "scary crossdresser". Only read for Hannibal Lecter, the end was boring, contrive and unfulfilling except for Hannibal's part
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The Silence of the Lambs