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Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

15 reviews

natreviews's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I had heard a lot about this book. Originally, I'd heard about the Italian film, then the American re-make, and found it all started with this book. It's the perfect October read. It's scary on multiple levels (from violence, to pedophilia, to gore) and I think it handles these topics well and with the respect they deserve. It isn't a easy read, but it is very rewarding if you can get through it. I also appreciate how it's set in the 1980's, that way it isn't bogged down with modern devices and having to work around those. Yes, there are some weird translation issues (words not making grammatical sense, or simple words missing), but the writing overall makes up for that. 
In the back of my copy there's a page advertising John's next book. I don't know if I'll read it, but Let The Right One In is a book I will keep on my shelf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

bodiesinbooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

sofipitch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Many books with sympathetic vampire characters leave you desensitized to the horror of either being killed by a vampire or being a vampire. This book does neither. Absolutely amazing. This book has lots of little plot points that come together in a kind of intricate web by the end, it's really impressive. For as many events that happen, I really like that not one character probably understand how this web connects, the only person who understands everything that happened and why, is you the reader.


For diversity I put it's complicated bc a character can be read has being nonbinary or gender fluid but it's not concretely addressed in the book (this is my understanding of the character). It also makes the romantic relationship in the book gay. But the book is a little vague on this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, and Excrement

Minor: Domestic abuse

alsoapples's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

valsinclair's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Medical content and Violence