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  • Let Me In

  • With thoroughly developed characters and a gripping plot, this book is a roller coaster ride of chills from page 1. A well-crafted horror story where at times it's hard to tell which species is the biggest monster - the vampires or the humans.

    

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  • Swedish author Lindqvist's horror novels have been compared to Stephen King. In the novel Let Me In, I could see why the comparison is made. It reminds me of King's middle work- a decent story but not particularly scary and with some unnecessary pedophilia thrown in. Although this sounds like I did ... Continue

    Swedish author Lindqvist's horror novels have been compared to Stephen King. In the novel Let Me In, I could see why the comparison is made. It reminds me of King's middle work- a decent story but not particularly scary and with some unnecessary pedophilia thrown in. Although this sounds like I didn't like the book but that's not the case. This vampire story was actually pretty good, and it was a page-turner. I just feel like some plot adjustments could have turned this 3 star book into a 4 star one.

    

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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, 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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