Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

47 reviews

meganelise's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

I was a big fan of the movie when it came out but hadn’t rewatched it in years. I read the book as part of the translation challenge but also because I was curious about how it compared to the film. Turns out I’d forgotten whole chunks of the story, so it was cool to read the original book, and I think I’ll rewatch the movie sometime soon now that the book is fresh in my mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Murder, and Bullying

fifinlayson's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Bullying

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

nocturnalbookworm's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

It was a huge challenge to put down this book and not just forgo sleep to finish it all in one go. Honestly, if I wasn't reading other books as well for buddy reads I probably would have. The interesting thing about this book is that the horror comes from the depravity and cruelty of the people almost as much if not more than the vampire. I would still recommend this to a fan of vampire horror, Eli was quite creepy and terrifying (while still somehow being endearing in a sad almost pity way). I will say this book is intense and has some very mature themes. Be warned!

2018 re-read

Loved it just as much of not more the second time around! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Violence, and Bullying

will_meringue's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

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

elipep's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Medical content