Reviews - Let the Right One In

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

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This is one of my favorite books. I would usually read it in between calls at my old job which was dangerous since it didn't give me the motivation to take any calls. I've probably read this book 10 times from 2010 to now. It was a much needed read during the Twilight craze. It had subtle references to the vampire genre while telling different point of views.

miduhadi's review against another edition

3.0

Okay, so I want to rate this book 4 stars but what stopped me was my pet peeve-unnecessary details involving characters who weren't important to the story. Other than that, the book is amazing for several reasons:
the vampire is a little girl (almost)-who wouldn't want to read about that, right?
the vampire kills and there's no covering that up-no sexy smooth talking vegetarians here.
you connect with both the kids intensely-when Oskar gets bullied, I wanted to go save him.
the violence and the sadness and the loneliness just gets to you..chokes you up and keeps you reading.
be warned, you WILL need Teddy Bears, if you want to get through this book with the least bit of depression
the ending..well it takes the cake!
I haven't seen the movie yet (any version)and will add to my review once I do.

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palindromers's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

themoistmaker's review

3.0

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

biglebowski7's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

thalles's review against another edition

4.0

Let the right one in,

Oskar is, in so many ways, a portrait of myself at younger age. Strange kid, with little to none friends, separated parents and out-of-ordinary hobbies. Every single trait of this personality moves him toward Eli, a dubious impersonation of first love.
They met at the park in front of Oskar building. Soon they begin an incredible friendship with inspirations in Pyramus and Thisbe. As in Ovidio Poem Oskar and Eli do great deal of they conversation between walls. Not by a hole in the wall as in Ovidio classic but with morse code in a modern approach.
Eli is a vampire. Not the kind of vampire modern culture brought to us with Buffy and Twilight or as the "old" culture as Interview with a vampire. It's raw, brutal and, some times, painful but always rewarding pass through some of the pages in this book.
It captures human nature, loneliness, cruelty, disgusting pathologies such as pedophilia, without make up. Yes, it's a vampire book. No, the vampires are no romantic beasts with thirst for blood. Neither do they twinkle in light. But you would be mistaken if you think they are the creatures to be afraid of.
That said, there's no other way to put it. It's a new concept, a new intake of the vampires myths that deserve reading and appreciation. You will not be afraid of Vampires, but will be apologetic and somewhat disgusted of being human.