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A series of grisly murders coincide with the arrival of a boy’s new neighbor—a strange little girl—in this international bestselling gothic vampire tale.

It is autumn 1981 when inconceivable horror comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenager 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 . . .

Originally published as Let the Right One In.

The inspiration for the 2008 Swedish film, the 2022 Showtime streaming series, and the 2010 American film Let Me In.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00I1W23GI
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas Dunne Books; Media tie-in edition (August 31, 2010)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 31, 2010
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3842 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 479 pages
Reviewer: Paul Genesse
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: INCREDIBLE AND GRIPPING NOVEL
Review: Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist (English translator: Ebba Segerberg 2008)Incredible and gripping vampire novel, one of the best books I've ever read in the genre, Let the Right One In, the international bestseller by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindquvist. Five out of five stars.Before I read the novel, I watched both the Swedish and American versions of the movie, and then had to read the book to learn more about the fascinating characters. I was captivated and obsessed after watching the movies, both in the same night. I rented them from Blockbuster Video on Blu-ray, and they are available for purchase on Amazon as DVDs, On-Demand or Blu-ray.The translator (Ebba Segerberg) did a fantastic job and I highly recommend this to Stephen King fans and vampire fans. Overall, the book is in the same vein as the Anne Rice vampire novels, but with a great new spin that I shall not spoil here. Lindqvist has a fresh take on the vampire mythos, but gives many nods to the traditions of the modern genre. It's a horror novel, and it is quite gory and scary at times, but in reality. There is also a fair amount about pedophilia, and murder. Few of the characters are at all likable, but they are fascinating. Lindqvist is a master at characterization, and this book truly about finding great love. Yes, it's romantic. I swear!About Let The Right One In (Swedish movie 2008): The story is set in Sweden in 1981, and is about a 12 year old boy, Oskar, who is bullied and has some serious psychological issues. Oskar has a tough life and often fantasizes about killing his tormentors. He's going down a dark life path when a strange girl moves in next door. Her name is Eli. She does not go to school and appears to live with her father, and has absolutely no problem wearing a t-shirt and no shoes in the bitterly cold winter night. Makes you wonder what sort of person is immune to cold. Is she a little girl at all, or something more sinister?Eli and Oskar become friends and the story goes from there. The novel has a lot more than the movies, as it has several other story threads from many different characters. It's really a milieu story, showing a lot about the world and the people who live in the Stockholm suburb of Blackberg. There are some really dark and depressing characters, especially Hakan, who appears to be Eli's father. He's a very sick man.I blasted through the novel and read it in only a few days. It scared the crap out of me a couple of times and Let the Right One in is an instant classic. It's easy to understand why they made two films (Swedish and an English version) from this novel.The ending of the book was good, but the movies did it even better. I'm glad I had seen the movies first and I think seeing the movies first is the better idea, as the book is always better, so you won't be disappointed in the movies, as they do leave out a bunch.The ending was not my favorite, because I think Lindqvist wasn't sure what to do. The fantastic news is that he wrote an epilogue to the epilogue! He put out a short story collection with the epilogue to Let the Right One In, called Let the Old Dreams Die. That is the title of the story about what happens to the characters in the novel. It's a brilliant short story and fills in the gaps and explains what happened. I loved it. The short story gave me chills and I've been thinking about it for days. If you do read the book and enjoy it, you must, must, MUST, read the short story: Let the Old Dreams Die. It was a little slow, but masterfully done and you will love the ending. The most important questions are answered.The American movie is also great, though I liked the Swedish one better, Both were awesome, don't get me wrong. Both should be viewed. The Swedish one is slower, more contemplative, and the characters more likable, I think, especially Oskar. Consider watching the Swedish one first, as it's more pure and closer to the source material. The screenplay for the American version is terrific, though, and the actors top notch. The American version is faster, scarier, has more Hollywood effects, and you can tell you're watching a Hollywood horror movie.Check out these books and movies.Paul Genesse

Reviewer: Gary Henderson
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Predator Vampires: How Refreshing!
Review: As it turns out, the movie was a very good adaptation of the book. Most of the elements are there, but the book is darker and delves a little into Eli's past and into the relationships between Eli and Oskar, among Oskar and his parents, among Oskar and the other children and teachers, among the alcoholics, and between Eli and HÃ¥kan. There are a number of scenes in the book that are not in the movie which explain some of what was going on a lot better, so the motivations of the characters aren't quite as murky or two-dimensional as they were on screen. And even with the scenes that are in the movie, a ton of subtext was omitted that might have made the movie less enchanting and more uncomfortable. I'm glad, because the movie led me to the book, and I thoroughly enjoyed both.The book is well-written and an easy read. I never got thrown out of the story by awkward word choices or obvious reader manipulation. Don't get me wrong: there is manipulation, but it's well done. 🙂 Both Lindqvist and the translator (Segerberg) are to be commended. I almost wish I read Swedish so I could compare the versions. :)At the base, this is an unabashedly honest tale of a boy who is teased and abused for his differences, both perceived and real, and the relationships in his life that conspire to make it worse than it could be. Then he meets Eli and his relationship to her is the only positive relationship in his life. Is it any wonder, then, that he is drawn to her even after he discovers her true nature?And let's get down to it: vampires. I like Lindqvist's take on vampires a lot. They aren't sexy. They aren't just humans with theatrical fangs. They are something else altogether, and to his credit, Lindqvist doesn't go into torturous, excruciating detail about it, so the reader is given just enough to be tantalized without being inundated with a lot of needless information that would only serve to distract from the story being told. And yet at the same time, he explains much of the lore that exists about vampires without beating the reader over the head by coming out and saying, "Look here! This explains other legendary vampires!" Even his vampires aren't entirely sure what they are.The main thing that had me cheering is that in Lindqvist's book, vampires are PREDATORS, and we are not fooled by this at any point in the story. They need blood--human blood--to survive. He also neatly explains why humanity isn't teeming with vampires by this point, and it's an explanation that makes perfect sense within the world he has described.This is a book that is blood-soaked, tear-stained, piss-stained, deals openly with sexuality without being needlessly graphic or tasteless, and shines a bright light directly in the face of dysfunctional relationships. So if you start reading this thinking it's just a silly love story of a boy and his vampire, you are going to be surprised. Pleasantly so, I think.I highly recommend it, and hope others will enjoy it as much as I did.

Reviewer: BBJ
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: What a work of art; gripping, poignant and satisfying, a story that brings out both the horror and the reality of human (and supernatural) relationships in a complex but easily understood manner. Never decreasing its pace, the book catapults the reader into a world of real world fantasy, never letting go of one’s heart, always keeping them engaged.

Reviewer: Gerardo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Original and classic vampires at the same time. Loved it

Reviewer: Sophie
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I didn’t like the story and it was much too long as if the author thought it would be a better story the more pages he wrote.

Reviewer: V W Repaka
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This book comes as a breath of fresh air in a space dominated by teenage romantic version of handsome vampires and their obsessed victims. The author has paints a poignant picture about the growing up pains of a lonely boy, his isolation from society, his parents and his gradual alienation from morality of right and wrong. The curse of immortality in form of eternal solicitude experienced by the child vampire is heart breakingly captured in his attempts to befriend and defend his prey, the human child Oskar.The end is befitting....as it allows the reader to explore all the possibilities of what future might hold for the unlikely duo: the predator and the prey.

Reviewer: René
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Guter Zustand