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polarantagonist's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
zekereadseverything's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
4.0
kingjustiniii's review against another edition
5.0
This is the perfect vampire story, but it’s also much more than that. This is a story about love, loss, and loneliness, and man does it make you feel things.
I love when an author is able to balance multiple stories in a book and have them weave in and out of each other, which Lindqvest does masterfully. It’s like watching 3 cars drive down the same road, sometimes passing each other, sometimes riding alongside, but each one stops at the perfect moment to allow the story of Eli to reach the perfect finale.
God I loved this book.
I love when an author is able to balance multiple stories in a book and have them weave in and out of each other, which Lindqvest does masterfully. It’s like watching 3 cars drive down the same road, sometimes passing each other, sometimes riding alongside, but each one stops at the perfect moment to allow the story of Eli to reach the perfect finale.
God I loved this book.
sike_chick's review against another edition
5.0
A great read. It's a unique and disturbing twist on the vampire tale.
li13eo's review against another edition
4.0
Really cool! Disturbing yet often moving. A classic-style of vampire in a lot of ways, yet not. The story lagged a bit at times and I didn't care much for a lot of the side characters, but overall a goodie!
tashenone's review against another edition
5.0
Coming of age as an Immortal: A Modern Vampire Tale
In this modern age, a good vampire story is quite hard to come by which makes this work all the more enticing. It is likely this book ranks among the darkest of novels but earns that title not through shock factor or traditional terror but by showing a reality so stark it will make you believe it’s a true story. Amazingly, and even more fascinating and disturbing, is that this is not even the heart of the tale. Childhood and the difficulties that come with it is the focus of this darkness, a pitch black that is inconceivably deep and yet never completely obscures the wonder and lightness of being young. The juxtaposition of eternal existence as a damned creature, cursed to live forever as a child, with the loss of innocence that traditionally signifies childhood’s end is a masterstroke by Lindqvist that makes this book so much more than the sum of its parts.
In this modern age, a good vampire story is quite hard to come by which makes this work all the more enticing. It is likely this book ranks among the darkest of novels but earns that title not through shock factor or traditional terror but by showing a reality so stark it will make you believe it’s a true story. Amazingly, and even more fascinating and disturbing, is that this is not even the heart of the tale. Childhood and the difficulties that come with it is the focus of this darkness, a pitch black that is inconceivably deep and yet never completely obscures the wonder and lightness of being young. The juxtaposition of eternal existence as a damned creature, cursed to live forever as a child, with the loss of innocence that traditionally signifies childhood’s end is a masterstroke by Lindqvist that makes this book so much more than the sum of its parts.
oksnariel's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was disgusting, disturbing, yet beautiful, i loved it. Only reason i can’t give this a 5 is because i’m a little stupid and struggled a lot with so many characters and chapters following random characters. i was fully invested in Oskars storyline though.
adrianesreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
fluff615's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes