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Let the Right One In, or Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
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Let the Right One In: A Novel

by John Ajvide Lindqvist

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Macmillan (2008), Edition: Mti, Kindle Edition, 480 pages

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I've read a lot of vampire fiction and this is definitely a unique story. The author manages to invoke both repulsion of and sympathy toward the vampire, Eli. Also, this is the first I've read that satisfactorily explains the reason a stake through the heart is an effective method to thwart a vampire. Unfortunately I never devoted much time each day toward reading and it took me weeks to finish, but once I got near the end I finished it all in one sitting, glaring at anyone who dared interrupt me. Final appraisal: Good book and a great take on the genre. ( )
  Jessiqa | Dec 16, 2009 |
A refreshing take on the vampire myth; a genre which is already over-flowing with mediocrity. Disturbing and beautifully written. This was a highly involving read. Definitely recommended.
  natalienoo | Dec 7, 2009 |
This book was very interesting. i really enjoyed reading it. i would recommend it to all of my friends and teachers. This book was exciting and had a great plot and cool characters. i am so glad i won it.
  ilovetoread724 | Dec 6, 2009 |
Absolutely amazing, couldn't put it down. ( )
  djmng | Dec 2, 2009 |
This novel was an extremely quick read, well-balanced and drawn out, and highly enjoyable. ( )
  milkyfangs | Nov 22, 2009 |
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If you have time over, read this book. I will however not recommend that you sell your granny to be able to afford it, unless you really dislike your granny, of course.
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To Mia, My Mia
Till Mia, min Mia.
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It makes you think of coconut-frosted cookies, maybe drugs. 'A respectable life.' You think subway station, suburb. Probably nothing else comes to mind. People must live there, just like they do in other places. That was why it was built, after all, so that people would have somewhere to live.
Blackberg.

Man tänker kanske kokosbollar, tänker kanske knark. »Ett anständigt liv.« Tänker tunnelbanestation, förort. Sedan tänker man inte så mycket mer. Bor väl folk där, som på andra platser. Det var ju därför det byggdes; för att folk skulle ha någonstans att bo.
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John Ajvide Lindqvist

Let the Right One In

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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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