Let the Right One In - John Ajvide Lindqvist & Ebba Segerberg

Let the Right One In

By John Ajvide Lindqvist & Ebba Segerberg

  • Release Date: 2008-10-28
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 265 Ratings)

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Description

John Ajvide Lindqvist’s international bestseller Let the Right One In is “a brilliant take on the vampire myth, and a roaring good story” (New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong), the basis for the multi-film festival award-winning Swedish film, the U.S. adaptation Let Me In directed by Matt Reeves (The Batman), and the Showtime TV series.

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. . .

Reviews

  • Deliciously unique

    4
    By Khuyrg
    Wonderful read but surprisingly not as good as the film, which intelligently left out some of the subplots that contributed nothing to the story.
  • Great book

    5
    By Brenda McNeill
    I love the book and both of the films (Let The Right One In and Let Me In) I would highly recommend this book and movies to others.
  • Sucking Fantastic

    5
    By Novel Ho
    This book was SO AWESOME that I told everyone I know to please read it! I seen the American version before reading and had loved the movie. That movie inspired me to read the book and fulfilled my expectations and then some! Of course, after reading the book I had to see the Swedish version and it also did not disappoint. The book fills in everything and I love love love it!
  • Magical

    5
    By septis717
    I really enjoyed the book with its more in depth analysis of the characters but watching the movie first takes away a lot of the suspense from the book primarily because you already no what going to happen. I seen the film (Swedish version) and I must say it is a work of art, an absolute masterpiece of a film. Such a beautiful and magical film. The (American version) let me in is horrible.
  • Very good read

    5
    By COL400
    I read the book before I saw the movie and loved them both. As is usually the case, the book developed the characters much more fully than the movie could. Once I started this book I could not put it down. So original and fresh.
  • simply amazing

    5
    By h3l0 f@n
    heartfelt,brutal, and sometimes, seductively disturbing, this is my favorite book now! if you saw the movie it kind of ruins some scenes because theres no suspense considering you already know what happens.
  • Yes

    5
    By savish
    Everything I thought it would be, and more. Completely worth the price :)
  • Beautiful

    5
    By aki1253
    This is most definatly NOT your normal vampire book! It's a must read if your truly looking for what a vampire should be. Very much so a pycological thriller. There's a large amount of depth in all of there charaters. Defiantly worth the purchase. My only problem was the very literal translation where your left with broken and fragmented sentences. Besides that it's beyond a good read. And as some others have mentioned I would LOVE to know the story through Eli's eyes. And even better a continuation of this amazing story.
  • Aaaaaaaah

    5
    By Oskar17
    I've read this book 5 times and I have the Swedish movie and the American one ( the Swedish one is better ). I love how dark and emotional this book is and I was first freaked out by Eli's "secret" but I think it showed how much Oskar loved him as a girl first, but then as his friend. Oskar accepted Eli the way he was.
  • AMAZING

    5
    By Zurkia
    1000 times better than both movies!!! Just wish there was a second book to go with this one....