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Let the Right One In: A Novel | 
| Author: John Ajvide Lindqvist
Creator: Ebba Segerberg
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
Buy New: $10.85
You Save: $5.10 (32%)
Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 1382
Media: Paperback
Edition: Mti
Pages: 480
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0312355297
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780312355296
ASIN: 0312355297
Publication Date: October 28, 2008
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Product Description
Let the Right One In Takes Top Honors at Tribeca Film Festival!
It is autumn 1981 when the inconceivable comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenage boy is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. Twelve-year-old Oskar is personally hoping that revenge has come at long last---revenge for the bullying he endures at school, day after day. But the murder is not the most important thing on his mind. A new girl has moved in next door---a girl who has never seen a Rubik’s Cube before, but who can solve it at once. There is something wrong with her, though, something odd. And she only comes out at night. . . . Sweeping top honors at film festivals all over the globe, director Tomas Alfredsson’s film of Let the Right One In has received the same kind of spectacular raves that have been lavished on the book. American readers of vampire fiction will be thrilled!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 A gift for my girl January 6, 2009
Chrios (Richmond,VA)
I got this for my girlfriend who loves Horror movies and is awaiting anxiously for the movie to come to town. She hadn't read the book yet and was thrilled to get it. She's read it and thinks the book is fantastic!
 Excellent novel, somewhat unique December 31, 2008
Ross Soyka (Melbourne, FL)
"Let the Right One In" stood out because of its unique take on a relatively beaten to death genre. The true horror in this book is not just the evil vampire (who, despite having a friendship with the young protagonist, is still apathetic towards the rest of humanity) but the meagre quality of life for the human characters. It is almost capable to forgive the vampire for putting some of the characters out of their misery.
That being said, one criticism I've seen crop up regarding this novel is that the characters are poorly developed. I have to disagree, the characters are rather "realisticly" developed. Which means that for the most part, adults are established personalities. It is also important to note that many characters are not really capable of developing because they are so involved with drugs.
A Tragedy December 30, 2008
J. Thayer (St.Paul, MN)
I read this book after viewing the movie. The book is a nice compliment to the movie. Do not think that because you saw the movie you know everything that will happen in this book. A lot of unanswered questions I had about the movie were, to my delight, answered by this book. The story took me on an emotional ride through the relationship between Oscar and Eli. This relationship has very interesting and thought provoking twists, without which the story would be nothing. The story, although ending with a happy ending, is tragic. If you tend to get emotional, as I do, do not expect to make it through without tears.
The right one December 28, 2008
Tran (Seattle, WA)
The most engaging fiction (aside from the typical memoirsy stuff I read that may or may not be fiction) I've read in a long time. Lindqvist weaves an intricate and elaborate tale of friendship between a boy Oscar and a girl Eli (who is quickly revealed to be a vampire) through the perspectives of the two main characters, a pretty full cast of supporting characters and the town of Blackeberg itself. As you see the relationship between Oscar and Eli unfold, a series of gruesome attacks also take place around Blackeberg, with supporting characters being involved in one way or another.
Everyone has a viewpoint of the events that ensue over the timespan of a month, and each perspective is carefully and thoroughly presented. Critical events are oftentimes told from multiple perspectives, done in a way that helps the reader to develop a well-rounded, albeit sometimes disturbing, image of that point in time. The character development in this book is astounding, and you find yourself invested in each and every one of their lives. At times Lindqvist doesn't even need to mention the name of the character in order for you to know exactly from whose perspective he's describing the scene.
All in all, this book is definitely for anyone who's into vampires or who's seen and enjoyed the movie. A warning however: this book is not for the faint of heart. There are some allusions to pedophilia and parts which describe violent acts (done to adults and children); I would say there's quite a lot of pretty risque and vile stuff. Most scenes convey an overall dark and disturbing mood, so I would not recommend this to anyone who may be put off by darker films or books.
Let the right one in December 27, 2008
Han Li Chen (Taichung, Taiwan R.O.C.)
Well, it's a really great novel I have read in recent year. Of course the film in great too. It's worth to review the store again by reading the novel after film watching. "Absolutely chilling" I have no doubt.
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