Reviews

Let Me in by John Ajvide Lindqvist

anaurrutia's review against another edition

3.0

Está bien narrado, crea suspenso y el terror es tal. Pero, me pareció poco reflexivo y con muchos personajes difíciles de querer y un poco largo, también, innecesariamente. En fin, es una lectura entretenida, pero no me quedaron ganas de leer más del autor pronto.

raymond_murphy's review against another edition

3.0

I was surprised by how enjoyable this was. At times, it dragged--caught up in its own plot (the group of alcoholics subplot specifically could have been cut.).

The tone though was just perfect. Creepy and scary but a slow burn. Good new vampire lore.

mariamreadsalot's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.5

another book club selection that i listened to on 2.5x speed i needed this purged and away from me. small town horror where someone's draining victims. a lot of fucking child pedophilia and i hated it. like get this shit outta my face. i will kill you. 1.5 stars. i am gonna hurt somebody if they suggest we read smth like this again. 🤢

esh_iguana's review against another edition

2.0

I guess this book was okay..
I mean there was nothing soooo wrong about it but it was too good or anything.
It was pretty predictable and had a lot of characters, with confusing names, that i did not undersand why they where there in the book.

melosamatic's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism and Animal death

babsaway14's review against another edition

4.0

Read the book after viewing the film, rarely a good thing but in this case, a recommendation (really, see the film - it's wonderful!). The first 1/2 of this book reads like the script from the movie, albeit more fleshed out. And then, around page 250, it goes off the rails. I understand and am grateful much was left out of the cinematic edition as my imagination was able to provide and/or tone down the more gruesome details.

Enjoyed it immensely.

sage_o_402's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

griernotgruyere's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

fschmidt2001's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

One of the coolest vampire stories I've ever read, also perhaps the most disturbing thing I've ever read.

One thing I found especially interesting is the characterization of Elie - their gender expression was one of the fun surprises halfway through the book, but more importantly I like that theyre still 12, even though theyre a 200 year old vampire -pretty much all other vampire stories have their child vamps possess the mind of an adult, and it was interesting to see another expression.  Also the biology of the vampiric disease was FASCINATING!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

mapdock's review against another edition

4.0

Stephen King and Clive Barker have very little over Mr. Lindqvist, as proven by this tale. Telling a new vampire story is hard to do, but Let Me In pulls it off. Very, very graphic and disturbing content that the movie versions largely skimmed off. Looking forward to reading his Handling the Undead book...