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beetroot_thommus 's review for:
Let the Right One In
by John Ajvide Lindqvist
I feel like every Scandinavian book I've read is dark, dreary and full of terrible people. Somehow Lindqvist kept it bloody entertaining though.
The book painted some very graphic images and actually made me cringe a few times (no small feat). I liked Oskar, he was well developed and the relationships with the other kids felt really grounded, it didn't feel like a Stephen King story where the bullies are just pure evil.
Vampire elements were handled well keeping a lot of their classic traits and even providing explanations for some (the monster/virus in the heart)
The cast of characters were good but a bit hard to keep track of with names like Lack, Locke, Larry, Jimmy, Jonny and Tommy. Everything came together pretty well in the end
The book painted some very graphic images and actually made me cringe a few times (no small feat). I liked Oskar, he was well developed and the relationships with the other kids felt really grounded, it didn't feel like a Stephen King story where the bullies are just pure evil.
Vampire elements were handled well keeping a lot of their classic traits and even providing explanations for some (the monster/virus in the heart)
The cast of characters were good but a bit hard to keep track of with names like Lack, Locke, Larry, Jimmy, Jonny and Tommy. Everything came together pretty well in the end