This novel was an extremely quick read, well-balanced and drawn out, and highly enjoyable. ( )

I haven't seen the film yet, but if it is even half as good as the novel on which it is based, it must be a freaking amazing vampire movie. This book plays with the vampire tradition and mixes in a huge dose of characterization, coming of age, bullying, isolation, and a group of drunken Swedes who may be the only ones interested enough to save the day. Really well done horror (and more!) with some deliciously disturbing descriptions.

[full review here: http://spacebeer.blogspot.com/2009/11...] ( )

This book was a great read. I enjoyed the characters that were revealed throughout the book. They possessed an everyday realness of everyday people...normal or disturbed. The 12 year old Oskar being obsessed with a murder that had taken place is a brilliant take on the vampire storyline. I highly recommend this book to readers. ( )

"Let the Right One In" is a thriller rich and subtle enough to reread, with characters and moments to treasure, all infused with a darkness both unreal and ringing true. The characterizations are sophisticated and believable, and there are at least a couple of moments of real emotional power that will stick in my memory for a long time.

As a simple vampire thriller, Let the Right One In is tightly constructed and fun to read. More important, though, this is the kind of thriller where the supernatural elements frequently give the reader access to emotions that would be difficult--or boring--to express without the constructs of supernatural horror. If the vampire motif had only been used to create the painfully sweet moment near the end of the novel when Oskar sees into Eli's mind, it would be justified.

It's worth noting that the book is significantly different from the film--both are beautiful, but while the film focuses exclusively on Oskar's experience, and particularly his relationship with Eli, the book covers much more ground (though Oskar and Eli are still the center of things). ( )

Hacía mucho que no leía un libro de terror, y este me ha encantado. Tal vez pierda un poco de fuelle cuando se vuelve más explícito, pero incluso entonces es muy notable. Hacía tiempo que un libro no me hacía perder horas de sueño.
Comencé a leer la traducción al Español y no me gustaba como estaba escrita, pero cayó en mis manos la traducción al inglés y es mucho más eficaz. Al revés que Murakami, que la traducción al ingles no vale un comino y la Española es una pasada.
Ahora toca ver la peli. ( )