Isn't it about time? In an era when whole grains and macrobiotic eating are fashion statements, and carnivores ate as demonized as smokers, the time is ripe for injecting a little levity into the proceedings. Consider it done. While Thomas Harris's Hannibal feeds the appetite for serious cannibal fiction, this book has its tongue firmly lodged in its proverbial check. Think of it as an unabashed celebration of the flesh.