Let the Right One In
A Novel
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4.2 • 23 Ratings
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- $17.99
Publisher 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. . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Swedish author Lindqvist's debut, a horror novel, offers few twists that won't already be familiar to readers of modern vampire fiction. Oskar, a much bullied 12-year-old schoolboy living in a Stockholm suburb, notices that his next-door neighbor, Eli, has some peculiar traits: Eli only comes out at night, smells like death warmed over and is of ambiguous gender. Eventually, Eli reveals he's a vampire who survives by feeding off the neighborhood lowlifes. Occasionally, his bite accidentally turns victims into undeads who, unaware of their vampirization, go on rampages that end in spectacularly gruesome fates. As sweet as the pure and wholesome friendship between Oskar and Eli may be, it's the gory set pieces that propel the predictable plot.
Customer Reviews
Great book
This is my favorite book. This book not only ventures into many characters' lives, but also into their minds. As you read this book, you will notice that nothing (characters, motives, situations, etc.) can be easily defined, Even after you finish this book, you may continue to question it.
This book had a great plot, had great characters, and was well written.
i have never seen so many ellipsis in one book.
terrible writing, full of ellipsises, mind numbingly dull. seriously like a horny teenager wrote it. i wish i could ask for a refund
Great
This is one of the greatest books that I have ever read. Haunting. It has left a lasting impression on me. I first saw the English film "let me in" from there, I read a sample of this and immediately bought it afterwards. First ebook purchase I've ever made and I couldn't be happier. It is truly captivating, so much so that I could not put my iPad down. I read it cover to cover in Three days.