Mar 04, 2023jthornt56 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I liked the book, though it took me longer than usual to read it. The plot has a dark atmosphere that matches the Swedish winter. I think the novel is an unusual take on the vampire plot line: giving it a believable pattern. Both movies…
Nov 03, 2020knighted rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Excellent book . Bleak , moody and many themes other then the vampire one . Every character have a background story and easy to read . I don’t want to spoil much . I am not familiar with this genre, so I can’t be a great judge over the…
Jul 20, 2019EljayJohnson rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This would not be everyone's cup of tea (an understatement), but I liked it a lot. A lonely, horrifically bulled boy befriends the new girl in the neighborhood - and she's good for him, even if she's perhaps not quite human. I admired how…
Jul 13, 2018SCL_Justin rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindqvist is pretty freakin’ great. It’s a vampire novel… no wait, don’t stop reading. It’s not emo-vampire like Twilight or “Vampires are just like regular people but sexy” like True Blood. It’s about a cursed…
Apr 02, 2012Incinerated_Newt rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Not a bad story - it's actually pretty intriguing, if very dark. It is, however, HUGE. There is so much going on in this book that it might take a minute or two to remember who everyone is. It also doesn't move very fast, so make sure…
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Maybea
Feb 08, 2012Maybea rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I saw the movie so was intrigued to read this book. It is very different from the film! I realize how much of the intense violence and horror was removed from the book to create the film. The result is a beautiful and subtle film which…
crankylibrarian
Sep 30, 2011crankylibrarian rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I saw the movie recently, which perfectly captures the chilly isolation and alienation of the book. It left out a few things though; the murders are more numerous and a bit more grisly than on screen, and the characters more complex. Even…
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CHRIS SCHROEDER
Aug 09, 2011CHRIS SCHROEDER rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
finally, an honest to goodness vampire... Eli is the real thing! I like the way that the evil part of her is uncontrolable for the most part, but she is still human enough to fight her instincts and even to love... the movie (American…
Northbrook_Eric
Feb 09, 2011Northbrook_Eric rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Much better written than Ajvide Lindqvist's second book, Handling the Undead.
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Let the Right One in