by John Ajvide Lindqvist
After seeing the recent adaptation of Stephen King's It, I was inspired to delve into a big, fat horror novel (I already read It a few summers ago); plus, 'tis the season. John Ajvide Lindqvist has been referred to as Sweden's Stephen King, and I can see why. What I like most about King's writing is...
I am going to keep this short and sweet. I am honestly baffled how this made the top 20 list of scariest books out there. I was torn between boredom for a good 1/3 of this book and then just straight up baffled by the time I got to the end. This story starts out with a man who finds a baby that is ...
Another great book by John Ajvide Lindqvist.This one didn't have quite the pull on me as Let the Right One In, but it still had that familiar style which made me love Let the Right One In so much. What I think somewhat hampered my enjoyment of this book was Jerry. He was just so blah. All of the oth...
For some reason this book left me cold – cold in a, really, type of a way. I didn’t find it as good as Handling the Undead or Let Me In. While the book starts off very well, it seems to descend into a maelstrom of violence intended to shock. Maybe it’s because I live in America wh...
The Basics A man finds a baby alone and dying in the woods. He gives the baby mouth-to-mouth, and when she begins to cry, a pitch perfect music note comes out. This man just so happens to be a former pop star settling into his older years, and to him this child is a miracle in the making. This bei...
Swedish teenage girls are loonies.
I read and really liked Let the Right One In last year, so I knew I had to check out at least one more of Lindqvist’s books. He’s been described as “Sweden’s answer to Stephen King” (it’s right there on the book cover!), and I’d say that’s pretty accurate. I like! Little Star opens with Lennart, a s...
Why was I surprised when this ended in an effed up way.
My least favorite Lindqvist. I enjoyed it for the first 2/3 or so, but the last third felt a bit silly. The whole book is basically about the creepiness of children, specifically young girls, but even accepting that, their actions at the end just seemed senseless.
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