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    Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Ebba Segerberg (Translator)

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    • Pub. Date: October 2008
    • 480pp
    • Sales Rank: 3,514

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      • Pub. Date: October 2008
      • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
      • Format: Paperback, 480pp
      • Sales Rank: 3,514

      Synopsis


      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 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. . . .

      Sweeping top honors at film festivals all over the globe, director Tomas Alfredsson’s 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!
       

      Biography

      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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      Too disturbed to finsish!by Nicole12G

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      October 29, 2009: I like to read the book prior to seeing the movie and I love the vampire plots in books. This book seemed like it would be the opposite of Twilight Series, which I did enjoy alot, and I was ready to try something new. I have only maybe less than 100 pages left and I can't finish it! I was captivated by the story up until the parts where the character starts describing how young boys get pimped out and go into port-o-johns to do things to other men & how he wanted to try it just to see if it was all true and not rumors, but I kept reading on. The worst part was when the character has a flash back of a young boy doing "things" to him & 3 other grown men. I couldn't get that disgusting image out of my head! I personally felt that part was completely un needed because it was a pointless flashback the character was having. It made my stomach churn!! I have a very vivid imagination and when I read I can basically see the book playing out in my head and I can't get that image out!! He puts alot of disgusting detail into it as well. I really wanted to see the movie too but I don't want to chance seeing any of these scenes. It's bad enough I read it, I don't want to have to see it too. The story was also semi slow at parts. It jumped around too much too..

      Tailed Offby Nbonz

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      October 12, 2009: Starting off strong, Let The Right One In pulled me into its story with interesting characters. However, as the story developed it seemed to have plateaued for me, yet it was still interestingly written and coming from a different point of view so I continued. The last parts of the story then took a dramatic twist, and not in a good way; But I was so close to the end of the book that I had to finish the story. When it was all said and done, I was just glad that I was done.

      I Also Recommend: In the Woods.


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