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Let Me In - John Ajvide Lindqvist
Let Me 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,... show more
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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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780312355289 (0312355289)
ASIN: 0312355289
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
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deborahmarkus7
deborahmarkus7 rated it
3.0 Let Me In
Either horror has changed since the last time I was a big horror reader, or I am a certified wuss.I have read a lot of Stephen King, Peter Straub, Shirley Jackson, Lovecraft, and Poe. Heck, my first fiction sales were horror stories. All of this prepared me for reading Let Me In about as well as a s...
spocksbro
spocksbro rated it
I wasn't quite sure I wanted to write an actual review/reflection about this novel. I didn't "learn" anything from this book (except maybe how not to troll for victims of my or my master's vampiric lusts?), and other reviewers here (and elsewhere) have adequately summarized the story for the interes...
gavingrant
gavingrant rated it
3.0 Let Me In
2008 Tiptree Award Honor List
So Many Books, So Little Time
So Many Books, So Little Time rated it
4.0
Creeped me the hell out. Reminded me of the Silence of the Lambs in tone. Very good, I couldn't stop reading to see what was going to happen. Not my normal cup of tea...a little too bleak.
audreyhawkins
audreyhawkins rated it
Combining gory horror with tender teen angst, this book is not for the faint of heart. I loved the damaged characters, though, especially Oskar, who decides that a blood-sucking, mutilated vampire who loves him is no worse than the violent thugs, or even the well-meaning, ineffective adults around h...
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