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Let the Right One In

by John Ajvide Lindqvist

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Let the Right One In Takes Top Honors at Tribeca Film Festival!

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 Rubiks 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. . . .Sweeping top honors at film festivals all over the globe, director Tomas Alfredssons film of Let the Right One In has received the same kind of spectacular raves that have been lavished on the book. American readers of vampire fiction will be thrilled!

 

About the Author

John Ajvide Lindqvist is a Swedish author who grew up in Blackeberg, the setting for Let the Right One In. Wanting to become something awful and fantastic, he first became a conjurer, and then was a stand-up comedian for twelve years. He has also written for Swedish television.

 

Let the Right One In was a bestseller in Sweden and was named Best Novel in Translation 2005 in Norway. Having written what is clearly a classic in the making, Lindqvist has burst upon the scene an instant star. Let the Right One In is his first novel.

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Lucy Black, August 28, 2009 (view all comments by Lucy Black)
I strongly recommend this book, even to readers who aren’t fans of the popular horror writers to which Lindqvist is often compared. Let the Write One In is an exciting, intelligently written novel. Unlike other examples of the horror genre, I did not feel as though violence or sexuality were used gratuitously (although both are definitely present) and the characters were engaging and well-developed. It is certainly refreshing to read a vampire story about people with real strengths and weaknesses, rather than flashy (or sparkly) demi-gods that no mere mortal can care about or relate to. My only hope is that they hurry up and make some of Lindqvist’s other writing available in the States A.S.A.P.!
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emilykeeling20, May 12, 2009 (view all comments by emilykeeling20)
It's haunting and spooky. Lindqvist is every bit as masterful as Shelley, Stoker, Rice, or Leroux when it comes to gothic horror.
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sarah hamilton, December 9, 2008 (view all comments by sarah hamilton)
This is like no other vampire book you have ever read...it was just made into an amazing movie and is scheduled for an american remake; the novel touches on some interesting aspects that were not in the movie. read this now and then go see it on the big screen. you will not be disappointed!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312355296
Author:
Lindqvist, John Ajvide
Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
Translator:
Segerberg, Ebba
Author:
Segerberg, Ebba
Author:
Ajvide Lindqvist, John
Author:
Lindqvist, John
Author:
Lindquist, John Ajvide
Subject:
Romance - Gothic
Subject:
Vampires
Subject:
Sweden
Subject:
Occult fiction
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
October 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
472
Dimensions:
8.26x5.48x1.25 in. .90 lbs.

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