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Let Me In

By John Ajvide Lindqvist, Ebba Segerberg (Translator)

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| Hardcover | 9780312355289

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Already sold in ten countries, Let Me In introduces a startling new talent from Sweden whose work is creating an international sensation. John Ajvide Lindqvist has been compared to such top horror writers as Anne Rice, Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Whitley Strieber, and last but certainly not least, StContinue

Already sold in ten countries, Let Me In introduces a startling new talent from Sweden whose work is creating an international sensation. John Ajvide Lindqvist has been compared to such top horror writers as Anne Rice, Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, Whitley Strieber, and last but certainly not least, Stephen King-American readers of vampire fiction will be thrilled! It is autumn 1981 when the inconceivable comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenage boy is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. Twelve-year-old Oskar is personally hoping that revenge has come at long last---revenge for the bullying he endures at school, day after day. But the murder is not the most important thing on his mind. A new girl has moved in next door---a girl who has never seen a Rubik's Cube before, but who can solve it at once. There is something wrong with her, though, something odd. And she only comes out at night. . . .

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  • 2 people find this helpful

    If you loved the movie...

    you will love the book.
    I read it while I was in Norway last winter. -18 degrees outside and snow everywhere. A nightmare.

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    Marco Emanuele said on Aug 12, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    Really didn't understand the high ratings for this - average horror novel with plenty of gore and unsympathetic characters.

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    Lexi said on Jan 30, 2011 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    Contemporary Vampire

    Yep, no cloaks, no castles, no tall dark figures, just a girl dressed in thrift-shop clothes, living in a suburban apartment near Stockholm, becoming friends with the boy next door who takes a while to work out why he only sees her in the evening. A fresh approach to a vampire novel, sometimes seemi ... (continue)

    Yep, no cloaks, no castles, no tall dark figures, just a girl dressed in thrift-shop clothes, living in a suburban apartment near Stockholm, becoming friends with the boy next door who takes a while to work out why he only sees her in the evening. A fresh approach to a vampire novel, sometimes seeming to explain the practical difficulties that beset a vampire who needs blood to survive. Chilling at times - it made me frightened of the dark for a while, and at other times heart-warming and good for the soul. I read it about a week or two before the film opened in the UK. I liked the film also and I think I will re-read the book sometime.

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    mrpeterryan said on Jan 10, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Vampires with heart

    A very gritty, involving novel. Gripping from the very start. I enjoy these sorts of books, where the reader knows a character's secrets before the hero/heroine does. An earthy story, accurately observing human nature, weakness, bullying, and fear.

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    Jemma said on Mar 28, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Excellent (for the horror genre) - Twilight it ain't

    WELL - just finished this, after only 2 days reading. Exciting and rollicking vampire thriller with a fair smattering of horror, plus teenage love. Thankfully, nothing at ALL like the Twilight franchise.

    Gory in places, but with moving moments and surprising plot twists. Worth a read if you want a ... (continue)

    WELL - just finished this, after only 2 days reading. Exciting and rollicking vampire thriller with a fair smattering of horror, plus teenage love. Thankfully, nothing at ALL like the Twilight franchise.

    Gory in places, but with moving moments and surprising plot twists. Worth a read if you want a decent story and you're not averse to a little blood ;)

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    Ian Hodgson said on Jan 27, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • An interesting depiction of a vampire story, instead of dark mysterious male figure such as that in Dracula by Stoker one finds the vampire threat in the guise of a young child Eli who is portrayed as a female but is in reality a male who was castrated when he was made into a vampire who becomes the ... (continue)

    An interesting depiction of a vampire story, instead of dark mysterious male figure such as that in Dracula by Stoker one finds the vampire threat in the guise of a young child Eli who is portrayed as a female but is in reality a male who was castrated when he was made into a vampire who becomes the "girlfriend" of the outcast main character Oskar.

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    xYoshiiiiox said on Jun 20, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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