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Let the Right One In

By: John Ajvide Lindqvist
Narrated by: Steven Pacey
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John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel, a huge best seller in his native Sweden, is a unique and brilliant fusion of social novel and vampire legend. And a deeply moving fable about rejection, friendship and loyalty.

The international best seller and the book behind the film and play Let Me In.

Oskar and Eli. In very different ways, they were both victims. Which is why, against the odds, they became friends.

And how they came to depend on one another, for life itself.

Oskar is a 12-year-old boy living with his mother on a dreary housing estate at the city's edge. He dreams about his absentee father, gets bullied at school, and wets himself when he's frightened.

Eli is the young girl who moves in next door. She doesn't go to school and never leaves the flat by day. She is a 200-year-old vampire, forever frozen in childhood, and condemned to live on a diet of fresh blood.

©2007 John Ajvide Lindqvist, Ebba Ostberg (P)2007 Quercus Publishing PLC Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Scary Paranormal

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Critic reviews

"A terrifying supernatural story yet also a moving account of friendship and salvation." ( The Guardian)
"A whiff of the new Stephen King. Don't miss it." ( The Times)
"Lindqvist has reinvented the vampire novel and made it all the more chilling by setting it in the kind of sink estate we all know from the media. Immensely readable and highly disturbing." ( Daily Express)
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This is an excellent book, one of the best I've listened to for a long time. I thought I was past vampire books but this is so much more. I loved the way the writer draws comparisons between real life 'monsters' and his fictional ones. The pull between good and evil and right and wrong in this book causes upheaval with your preconceived ideas as you root for characters and hope for outcomes you would normally consider morally unquestionable.

The characters are beautifully developed, all of them. I watched the movie the same day as I finished the book; it was an excellent dramatisation but only served to highlight the depth of the book's characters and the depth and complexity of the contemporary social issues tackled in the book.

If you wondering if this is the book for you, then stop and get it.

Excellent

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This audio book is so much better than the film. I heard this first before seeing the film. In fact I couldn't imagine how the film would work. This is not for the faint hearted but is well written and very well read. I'm not a fan of vampire and gore but this was good. I did turn it off if my son was in earshot though as some of the material is close to the knuckle.

Let the right one in

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I listened to this having enjoyed the film a few years ago. The book has far more depth to it, as you'd expect, though that isn't necessarily a good thing.

Everything with Oskar and Eli is compelling, drawing you into the story at every moment. The problems come when they're away from the action. The parts with the older characters - Veronica and so on - are frequently dull. Without wanting to spoil too much, it doesn't end up going anywhere, either.

That said, the Oskar/Eli story is enough to make the listen more than worthwhile.

The narrator is terrific, too, getting the voices spot on.

Excellent performance, good story, a little extend

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What did you like most about Let the Right One In?

Having seen both the Swedish and American movie I wanted more. The book was even more atmospheric.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Let the Right One In?

The scenes around Virginia.

Which character – as performed by Steven Pacey – was your favourite?

Oskar

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Often shock.

Any additional comments?

If you like the real vampire genre this is a must read. This is certainly not your modern teen vampire romance like Twilight. If you don't normally read vampire books but do read Scandavian crime fiction I think you will enjoy this.

Excellent vampire novel.

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Dark and compelling and very atmospheric, love the characters. Not always comfortable listening, but fresh and real.

Intense and dark but fantastic

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