Human father-vampire daughter drama stars Demián Bichir, Anika Noni Rose, Grace Gummer and Madison Taylor Baez EFTI/Canal+ Showtime has ordered “Let the Right One In,” an adaptation of the 2008 Swedish movie (itself adapted from a novel), to series. This version will star Demián Bichir, Anika Noni Rose, Grace Gummer, Madison Taylor Baez, Kevin Carroll, Ian Foreman and Jacob Buster. Andrew Hinderaker wrote the pilot and will serve as showrunner. He’ll executive produce along with Seith Mann, who directed the pilot and will also direct additional episodes. “Let the Right One In” has a 10-episode order. It will begin production in New York City in early 2022.
 The series version centers on Mark (Bichir) and his daughter Eleanor (Baez), whose lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the human blood she needs to stay alive. “Let the Right One In” is executive produced by Hinderaker, Mann and Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements for Tomorrow Studios, which is a partnership between Adelstein and ITV Studios. Alissa Bachner serves as co-executive producer. Bichir will serve as a producer on the series. The 2008 film was directed by Tomas Alfredson off a screenplay by John Ajvide Lindqvist (who also wrote the novel). The movie, which starred Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson and Per Ragnar, centered on Oskar (Hedebrant), an overlooked and bullied boy who finds love and revenge through Eli (Leandersson), a beautiful but peculiar girl.
Showtime made a few casting headlines earlier this week. For starters, Betty Gilpin joined the premium-cable channel’s “Three Women” series. (The other two women are DeWanda Wise and Shailene Woodley.) Gilpin will play Lina, a homemaker in Indiana who, after a decade in a passionless marriage, embarks on an affair that quickly becomes all-consuming and transforms her life. The series, an adaptation of the bestseller by Lisa Taddeo, is described as an “intimate, haunting portrayal of American female desire” centered on three women “on a crash course to radically overturn their lives.” Additionally, Kathryn Hahn was cast to play Joan Rivers in Showtime’s limited series “The Comeback Girl.” Yeah, that one’s the biggie.
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I finally got my revenge on Sweden. For most of my life I’ve been bombarded with newspapers and radio telling me how Sweden
is so much much very much absolutely completely better than Britain at practically everything. Here’s some random quotes from the BBC news archive : “Sweden has probably the strongest freedom of information law anywhere in the world.” “Sweden has one of the best staffed health services in the world. But as a parent, Sweden seems the perfect place to have children.” “BBC's Joe “Sweden has probably the strongest freedom of information law anywhere in the world.” “Sweden has one of the best staffed health services in the world. But as a parent, Sweden seems the perfect place to have children.” “BBC's Joe Wilson on how Sweden became a top
athletics nation. What can Sweden teach GB?” “Sweden says it aims to completely wean itself off oil within 15 years, without building new nuclear plants..” “In a survey of the 26 most industrialised countries, only Sweden came out better.” (Better at what? Oh… life…love…happiness…) “Sweden and Denmark show most clearly what spelling reform can do. Sweden has gradually given itself a fairly sound spelling system.” (Yes, spelling reform is important too! Admittedly this didn’t
make me as furiously jealous as the other stuff. But still – Sweden. Again.) “If you want my answer, I think we should look at how they do it in Sweden. They have high taxation and a better standard of living which means everyone feels they should contribute” Blah blah blah. And Abba too! Is there no end to their tall blond pretty perfection and their warm fuzzy wraparound social democracy? But now, one grungy vampire tale Let the Right One In let’s me know in no uncertain terms that
Swedes suffer too. Behind the perky teeth and healthy children and universal dentistry and free housing for all and trams and no nuclear waste and Mamma Mia there’s urban decay, neglected glue-sniffing kids, violence, drunkenness, wasted lives and compellingly unpleasant vampires. This is chicken soup for my soul, with swedes! Anyway, altogether, a maxillo-facial gothtastic read - 3.5 stars. ***** Update : the film rocks too. It pulls a few punches and cuts out a major zombie theme but otherwise a does a great job. Rent it! Up-update - I was referring here to the movie Let the Right One In by Thomas Alfredson, made in Sweden in 2009 and not the Hollywood remake by Matt Reeves just released, which I haven't seen. Upupupupdate : I saw the American remake and that's great too - I wouldn't lie to you, I was very surprised. So - rent that one too! Upupupupupupdate : they're still at it! Now I'm being told that although Sweden gets a million tons of snow every day because of their extreme yet kindly efficiency no one ever falls down and no bus is ever late and no road is ever closed yet a couple of days of Swedish snow in Britain and all roads are impassable and all lorries immediately jack-knife and all schools immediately close. Bite them, Eli, bite them all! Don't leave a single Swede unbitten! ...more
You know that bit at the beginning of Amadeus, where Salieri has composed this very uninspired little march, which he and the Emperor play for Mozart? Then Mozart sits down at the keyboard and says, hm, that's not quite
right, is it? And he messes around with it for a couple of minutes, until he's suddenly transformed it into "Here's farewell to the games with the girls" from The Marriage of Figaro. Well, it's like that Låt den rätte komma in and Twilight. John Ajvide Lindqvist has looked at Ste Well, it's like that Låt den rätte komma in and Twilight. John Ajvide Lindqvist has looked at Stephenie Meyer's book and said hm, that's not quite right, is it? And he's somehow rearranged its elements into a
bloody masterpiece. I wouldn't have thought it could be done. I can hear Mozart's irritating high-pitched giggle. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
(A) 86% | Extraordinary
Jul 02, 2011 Jason rated it really liked it Yo, lesson for you, Stephenie: this is how you write a fucking vampire novel. So you can run and tell THAT. So you can run and tell THAT.
Sep 14, 2010 Stephen rated it liked it Soiled…soiled and a bit emotionally off-kilter. That’s the
best I can do to describe how this book made me feel. It’s dark, morose and...really…really...REALLY…creepy. Not strange sounds and creaking doors creepy. Creepy like that "overly affectionate" uncle who stares at you too often and always wants a hug that lasts for an inappropriate length of time. That kind of creepy. This book oozes it. The working class Swedish suburb where the story takes place feels dingy, depressing and rundown. The p That’s the best I can do to describe how this book made me feel. It’s dark, morose and...really…really...REALLY…creepy. Not strange sounds and creaking doors creepy. Creepy like that "overly affectionate" uncle who stares at you too often and always wants a hug that lasts for an inappropriate length of time. That kind of creepy. This book oozes it. The working class
Swedish suburb where the story takes place feels dingy, depressing and rundown. The people moving through the narrative are sad, detached and very weird (mostly) and the atmosphere is a kind of artsy fogginess that makes everything seem dreamlike and slightly…well….off. All of which adds up to a big, fat, musty pants load of CREEPY. Of course, it’s horror, and Swedish horror at that, so creepy means its doing something right. Beyond the high creepy quotient, this
story is hard to pin down. While the main character is a vampire, this is not really a vampire story. It's more a violent, existential character study about “outcasts” living on the fringe of society. It just so happens that one of these outcasts is a gothy, child vampire of dubious age and sexuality who moves into this economically depressed neighborhood and befriends an adolescent boy named Oskar. Here’s Eli from the movie (which I have not yet seen): good casting because that’s a pretty close approximation of how I visualized her Eli.The aforementioned Oskar, our main character, is a 12 year old whose life is a bit of a mess. He's sad, lonely and incontinent and splits his time between being mercilessly bullied by his schoolmates and indulging in a rich, twisted fantasy world where he murders his tormentors in sick, disgusting ways. Here’s a shot of Oskar “at play”
Oskar’s dad is an alcoholic who lives in the country and his mother, who is mentioned often but rarely heard from in the book seems both over-protective and incredibly neglectful. His life is bordering on tragic. However, as far from normal as Oskar and Eil may seem, the "I'm So VERY Odd" Award goes to Eli’s “Renfield-like” man-servant, Hakan. Hakan’s job, which he does out of *shudder* love for Eli, is to secure the vampire’s nourishment. In his spare time, Hakan is a sick, unhinged, pedophile (now you understand the shudder) who is constantly struggling with his predelictions and the awful things he has to do to keep Eli alive.
Again...*shudder* Trust me, by the end of the story, Hakan dumps a whole truckload of creepy all over the story. Oh and no spoilers but just remember...ACID....wow!!! I struggled with the rating for this book because I don't want to mislead by having my rating indicate that I thought this was “middle of road good.” Parts of it are much better than that...but parts are also worse. The book is a tad schizophrenic. There are some amazing 5 star aspects and some unappealing 1 and 2 star components, all of which coagulate into an overall rating of “I liked it” but didn't love it. On the positive side, the prose is excellent and the characters of Eli, Hakan and Oskar are very interesting. In addition, Eli is an original and superbly realistic vampire that I thought was just a wonderful take on the mythos. Had the story dealt more with those three components and with the unique form of vampirism that the novel postulates, I would have been far more happy with the book. Unfortunately (and here we get to the bad), the story gets seriously bogged down with a handful of other characters in the town whose stories were just not compelling to me. I kept losing focus on the story whenever the narrative slipped to one of these ancillaries and it really degraded my enjoyment of the story. Also, the dreariness of the whole story did begin to weigh on me. It just got a bit too much. I thought the end was well done and kept pace with the level of realism that the author was going for with the story. Overall, I just found the "non central" aspects of the story a little too dull to keep my attention. That and the "life sucks" tone that never lets up kept my overall level of appreciation a bit muted. Still, good writing and a very original, character driven vampire tale. A strong 3.0 to 3.5 stars. Recommended. ...more
After watching the Swedish movie this book is based on, I thought it was an intensely creepy film and promptly got the book to check out the full story. I figured that the planned American film version would be a pale shadow of
the original because there’s no way that a Hollywood movie studio is going to show that messed up tale in it’s original form to audiences in the U.S. Little did I know that even the Swedish producers didn’t have the collective nutsack to give us the full story on how godd After watching the Swedish movie this book is based on, I thought it was an intensely creepy film and promptly got the book to check out the full story. I figured that the planned
American film version would be a pale shadow of the original because there’s no way that a Hollywood movie studio is going to show that messed up tale in it’s original form to audiences in the U.S. Little did I know that even the Swedish producers didn’t have the collective nutsack to give us the full story on how goddamn twisted the book is. Set in the early ‘80s, it features a 12 year old boy named Oskar whose alcoholic father and overprotective mother are divorced. Oskar is an outcast and
is badly bullied by other kids in his class, and he’s developing a pretty good case of homicidal rage because of it. In fact, he’s well on his way to becoming the kind of guy who dances around his basement while screaming at his latest victim to put the lotion on it’s skin or else it gets the hose again. Before Oskar completely turns into Buffalo Bill, he meets Eli, a deadly vampire who appears to be a 12 year old girl. Oskar and Eli strike up an unlikely friendship that’s almost a
pre-adolescent romance, but things are going off the rails around them. Eli’s version of Renfield is a creepy pedophile who is jealous of their relationship and can’t be counted on to keep Eli supplied with fresh blood. When Eli’s need for food makes her sloppy, the results are victims and traces that threaten to reveal her. Juvenile delinquents, Swedish alcoholics, a strict cop, a jar of acid and a herd of cats all collide in a variety of terrible ways. This is a gloriously gruesome and
disturbing horror novel that would probably cause Stephanie Meyer to have a stroke if she ever even dared to hold a copy of it in her hackish little hands. Like the best horror novels, the gore and monsters aren’t the scary parts, it’s the way that the ’normal’ people treat each other that will really haunt you.
2.5 to 3 stars This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion. I don't think I have ever seen on statuses for books I have read before so many people professing their love for a book! But, for me it was everything from just okay at times to drawn out and boring. Sorry everyone! *ducks as things are thrown his way* Another thing thing that I am not sure I liked or disliked, or if it even added
to the story, was the excessive gore and shocking content. Let me be clear, I am all about gore and sho This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion. I don't think I have ever seen on statuses for books I have read before so many people professing their love for a book! But, for me it was everything from just okay at times to drawn out and boring. Sorry everyone! *ducks as things are thrown his way* Another thing
thing that I am not sure I liked or disliked, or if it even added to the story, was the excessive gore and shocking content. Let me be clear, I am all about gore and shock, but I like for it to have a role in progressing or adding to the story. If it seems like the author is just thinking,"let's add some weird sex or someone having their toenails pulled off with a staple remover - that should get the readers moaning and groaning!" well, then I tend not to care quite as much for it. In this case,
the gruesome shocks and twisted behavior are, in my opinion, borderline useful for the story. Regarding my drawn out comment - I feel like if this book was 200 pages shorter it would have been just fine and I would have enjoyed it a lot more. I kept feeling like I was lost in the weeds of the odd occurrences in this dark town. I often wondered if the book was still on point or if the author had gone off on an extended tangent for some reason. The ramblings did not a tight and fulfilling
reading experience make. This book was originally written in Swedish. It often reminded me style wise of other Swedish authors I have read (specifically Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson). So, there definitely seems to be a Swedish fiction writing style. I think many horror fans will enjoy this book despite my feelings on it. With so many positive vibes from others, I am just sad that I couldn't see it myself!
Apr 30, 2009 Tatiana rated it it was amazing As seen on The Readventurer I can't even find the words to describe how much I LOVED this novel. But let me start by
warning Twilight lovers that this book is not about sexy sparkly vampires and teenage love. If you are not ready to read about ugly realities of human life, do not open this book. It is not an easy book to read. The story is complex and involves many characters, whose presence sometimes is just momentary. The action moves from one character to another very quickly. But once you und I can't even find the words to describe how much I LOVED this novel. But let me start by warning Twilight lovers that this book is not about sexy sparkly vampires and teenage love. If you are not ready to read about ugly realities of human life, do not open this book. It is not an easy book to read. The story is complex
and involves many characters, whose presence sometimes is just momentary. The action moves from one character to another very quickly. But once you understand the pace and get used to foreign names, the story consumes you. I will not relay the plot here, if you want to know what exactly the book is about, there are many reviews here that describe the story well. What I am going to say is that this is simply the best vampire novel I've ever read. Yes, I am putting it higher even than
legendary Bram Stoker's "Dracula." This story is so much more complex and interesting in a way that not only does it show vampires from the point of view of their victims, but it also shows the world through the eyes of the vampires. We find out how very often innocent people become those feared monsters, we go through the transformation with them, we feel their guilt and shame, we learn about their relationships with their "Guardians" (who sometimes are worse monsters than vampires themselves).
But this book is not only about vampires, it explores the world of adolescent boys (the world I know nothing about). Surprisingly, I found out how important presence of a father in a boy's life. Without the guidance a love of a father, boys are lost to violence and abuse. With all the horridness described in this book, it is strangely full of love and tenderness, understanding and forgiveness. I highly recommend this book. You simply will not be able to walk away untouched by it. ...more
Sep 15, 2015 Fabian rated it it was amazing An unlikely FLAT-OUT MASTERPIECE that contains the most visceral type
of horror fiction elements. He expertly expands them toward a precipice of dread. A one-of-a-kind experience, a delicious sassy slap to the moribund reader. To be read AT ONCE. Do it! NOW! Nothing comes as close as this one to a true modern EXPERIENCE (that feels simultaneously as old as time itself). Take the title of this work literally. Find the time to seek this one out--nothing American comes even close to its gorgeous mon To be read AT ONCE. Do it! NOW! Nothing comes as close as this one to a true modern EXPERIENCE (that feels simultaneously as old as time itself). Take the title of this work literally. Find the time to seek this one out--nothing American comes even close to its gorgeous monster
tale. So worth it!
Aug 05, 2010 Kat Kennedy rated it really liked it Imagine for a moment that you were at an event,
like the 1995 Rugby World cup where South Africa both hosted and won. Imagine being there in the heat of that moment - the cheer and ebulation. That light, almost unreal sense that the world has faded away and there is only that moment. Nothing else is important and you want to quietly capture the complete bliss you are experiencing and put it in a bottle somewhere. Hopefully at some future date you can take it out and rekindle those emotions and b
Imagine for a moment that you were at an event, like the 1995 Rugby World cup where South Africa both hosted and won. Imagine being there in the heat of that moment - the cheer and ebulation. That light, almost unreal sense that the world has faded away and there is only that moment. Nothing else is important and you want to quietly capture the complete bliss you are experiencing and put it in a bottle somewhere. Hopefully at some future date you
can take it out and rekindle those emotions and bask in that one, perfect moment again. Then imagine that you are standing outside of a train station. A train has just crashed in front of you. Pleople are screaming, and the stench of smoking meat is tickling your nose as your eyes sting and water. There's that same feeling. That feeling of, "Is this really happening?" Light. Dizzy. Disbelief. Overwhelming to the point of nausea. You can't forget that moment. It will haunt you. Every time you
catch a wiff of smoke those memories will come flooding back, whether you want them to or not. Same feelings, at their most basic level, but entirely different in their mode. In the first situation you jump and holler. You'll hug those around you, even if you don't know them, and celebrate together. Knitted into temporary friendship because you're experiencing the same, awesome event. For weeks later you'll tell anybody who listens that you were there. You'll tell them about how incredible
it was and try to impart on them some semblance of what you felt. Cut back to the second scenario where you'll stand quietly in solidarity with those around you. Once again, knitted together. Brothers and sisters formed from tragedy. You may hold each other and gather around silently. When other people ask you about it, you'll get that look in your eyes that tells them you've seen things. You're just as altered as the first scene, but where there was ebulation then, there is
horror now. This is what happens when I read certain books. Books like Stolen fit in the first category. They touch me and move me, so I run around telling everyone that I read it. It was amazing. Share in this experience with me. I want to help you feel what I felt. Then there are books like this. Now
I quietly tell you that I read it. That it touched me. Changed me. I look you in the eye and I don't want to elaborate. I quitely turn away and think a little bit more on what I've seen and read, and how it made me feel. And maybe if you've read a book like this too, you might be able to understand why there's really nothing more for me to say.
“Let the right one in, Set in Blackeberg, Stockholm in 1981 ‘Let the Right One In’ centers around a bullied 12 year old boy called Oskar who befriends the strange new girl who has moved in next door, Eli. As Eli and Oskar’s relationship grows, the town of Blackeberg experiences a rise in
deaths. When Oskar realises that Eli is a vampire, he must decide if Eli is the one truly to blame. This book was brillia Set in Blackeberg, Stockholm in 1981 ‘Let the Right One In’ centers around a bullied 12 year old boy called Oskar who befriends the strange new girl who has moved in next door, Eli.
As Eli and Oskar’s relationship grows, the town of Blackeberg experiences a rise in deaths. When Oskar realises that Eli is a vampire, he must decide if Eli is the one truly to blame. This book was brilliant. It’s dark, it’s bleak, it’s written so well and I loved every second of it! I was in shock and awe throughout the majority, whether it was from the writing, the story, or some of the more gruesome/disturbing parts. There is definitely a lot in here that makes you cringe and I can see
why this book could be a bit much for some. For me, as awful as some of this stuff was, it added to how dark and bleak this story is. On the flip side, the story has a beautiful friendship woven into it. So tender and pure. I loved the way the Author captured that childhood curiosity and innocence, even in such a dark setting. I was taken over by the simple, sweet, tender, and at times brutally horrific and feral, story of innocence. This is definitely one that will stick with me for a
very long time. I can confidently say this book is easily one of the best horror novels I've read and has cemented a spot in my Top 10! I can’t recommend this highly enough.
Dear Stephenie, This is how you write a "vampire" book. Sincerely, The World This is how you write a "vampire" book. Sincerely, The World
Loved it.
Aug 13, 2015 Edward Lorn rated it it was amazing The character writing is phenomenal. The story is brutal and unsettling and, at times, eerie. It is not only one of the best vampire novels I've read, but one of the best horror novels I've ever come across. Deserves to be shelved with the greats. Håkan and Eli's
reunion is now one of my top five most disturbing scenes in literature. It will be a long time before I get that vile shit out of my head, if I ever do. In summation: This review is short because I have nothing bad to say about Let the R Håkan and Eli's reunion is now one of my top five most disturbing scenes in literature. It will be a long time before I get that vile shit out of my head, if I ever do. In summation: This review is short because I have nothing bad to say about Let the Right One In. It is a horror fan's horror novel. All this coming from a guy who fucking hates vampires. Final Judgment: Sucks blood not ass.
Jan 03, 2009 Kristen rated it it was amazing Terrifying, engrossing and a book that encompasses many different topics. Not just a story about vampires; this book takes on such issues as bullying, revenge, pedophilia, prostitution, drug use, alcoholism and the sheer desperation of loneliness. Beautifully written and terribly disturbing. This book sets the bar for the genre.
Wow. I know this is one of those
sensational books coming out of Sweden and all and there's already two movies made which I haven't seen but STILL I hadn't gotten around to reading it until now. And now? Wow. Seriously creepy. I mean, if it wasn't for the pedophile PoV creeping the freaking hell out of me for a grand swath of the beginning, I'd still have been digging the early eighties references, the crisp and delightful prose (even if translated), and the details of life around Kiss and Rubic' Seriously creepy. I mean, if it wasn't for the pedophile PoV creeping the freaking hell out of me for a grand swath of the beginning, I'd still have been digging the early eighties references, the crisp and delightful prose (even if translated), and
the details of life around Kiss and Rubic's Cubes. Even better, it captures the life and times of the children very well. Bullying, especially. And then there's a 200-year-old 12-year-old girl who, out of loneliness, courts that pedo until she makes friends with an outcast 12-year-old-boy. Did I mention this is a vampire novel? It's easily one of the most delightful and disturbing vampire novels I've read and not just for the pedo stuff. It has a very Swedish sensibility and the
willingness to go all out with the difficult subjects and do it with fantastically drawn characters that are both flawed, trying, and full of heart. Even the ones we don't like are relatable in some ways. The novel has the breath of life in it. It's not technically good. It's just plain good. I've heard others describe this as a much, much better Twilight, but other than the fact that it has children and vampires and it's very popular, that's about it for the comparison. Sure, I
could nitpick, but the feel, the subject matter, the crazy divergences in character, the location, the time period... all of that is wildly different. Just saying. :) I got wrapped up in this tale and rooted for the kids like crazy, too. I can't say that about Bella and Edward. I mean, there was this one scene in Twilight I liked: the one where she gets all bent out of shape because it looks like Eddie thinks she stinks. That was about all I did like tho. But this novel? Well, I
consistently got creeped out, got invested with the characters, and loved the level of detail. The story had one hell of a good ending, too. I call this one Superior. :)
Låt Den Rätte Komma In = Let the Right One In, John Ajvide Lindqvist Let the Right One In is a 2004 vampire fiction novel by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist. The story centers on
the relationship between a 12-year-old boy, Oskar, and a centuries-old vampire child, Eli. It takes place in Blackeberg, a working-class suburb of Stockholm, in the early 1980's. تاریخ نخستین خوانش سال 2017میلادی عنوان: اجازه دهید یک نفر درست وارد شود؛ نویسنده: یون آیویده لیندکویست؛ موضوع داستانهای نویسندگان سوئدی Let the Right One In is a 2004 vampire
fiction novel by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist. The story centers on the relationship between a 12-year-old boy, Oskar, and a centuries-old vampire child, Eli. It takes place in Blackeberg, a working-class suburb of Stockholm, in the early 1980's. تاریخ نخستین خوانش سال 2017میلادی عنوان: اجازه دهید یک نفر درست وارد شود؛ نویسنده: یون آیویده لیندکویست؛ موضوع داستانهای نویسندگان سوئدی - سده 21م پاییز سال 1981میلادی، در حومه ی «سوئد»، جسد یک پسر نوجوان پیدا شده، و ...؛ داستان یک پسر بچه ی دوازده ساله ی «سوئدی» با یک بچه خون آشام، به نام «الی»؛ که در «بلاکبرگ سوئد» در سال 1980میلادی رخ میدهد؛ ...؛ تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 21/12/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی ...more
Jul 03, 2012 Shovelmonkey1 rated it really liked it I finished reading “Let the right one in”
last night and immediately started reading a book about some nice people having a nice Catholic life in a nice part of Northern Ireland with a nice summer house and a nice family. It was all very nice. (for those of you who are wondering the nice book is The Heather Blazing by Colm Toibin - it’s on the 1001 books list.) I’ve had this nice book on my shelf for about three years and never bothered to read it till now. So, why now? I can only conclude that s I’ve had this nice book on my shelf for about three years and never bothered to read it
till now. So, why now? I can only conclude that some inner part of me was secretly yearning for the application of a healing literary salve, to be applied against all the abrasions caused by reading Let the right one in. Plus if anything is sure fire protection against vampires then it has got to be Catholicism, right? “Let the right one in” is not a summer read. It is not light hearted or joyous or merry. There is no feel good. There is feel bad or feel dead. And then there is the undead
feeling you. You will soon realise which is worse. The two principal characters, Eli and Oskar, are tweenagers (ok one wears a tweenage meat suit but has racked up enough birthdays to ensure a candle covered cake which would look more like a towering inferno), so by all rights this should be YA? YA -no way! Because vampirism generally takes a back seat to predatory adults, the torments of bullying, drug abuse, alcoholism, unemployment and clinical depression. So this is Trainspotting with
Vampires? No, because Trainspotting was funny and this is most decidedly not. Oskar and Eli form the unlikely friendship generated by their outcast status, where their fringe existence will cancel out all the other issues such as eternal life and a murderous blood-lust, which might otherwise act as a barrier. With Eli’s arrival in the community, Oskar’s life and self confidence is much improved. His chances of survival against his bullies actually increases. Sadly the same cannot be said
for the rest of walking blood banks and a spate of vicious bungled attacks sends shock waves through the unsuspecting community. On a side note, as alcoholism is the principal diversion within the town, it is frankly a wonder that Eli does not spend most of the book recovering from a monster hangover. All jokes aside, this book is dark and a bit grubby. It would smell of mould and damp cloth and empty buildings. It probably tastes like rust and decay. It is rotten, but in a good way. Even
in the blackest moments, towards the end where violence is heaped on tragedy and tragedy is heaped upon everyone, there is a tiny pin prick of light, and it comes from Oskar because he has developed resilience and you know he might just survive after all. “Let the right one in” is a book to be read with a lit fire, a blanket and the curtains drawn against cold starry nights and the things that stand outside the window in the dark. The things you cannot see because in your brightly
illuminated living room, you see only your own reflection on the inside of the glass. So don’t forget to draw those curtains and only let the right ones in.
If I listed the things that scared me most, vampires running around looking for blood wouldn't rate in my top 10. They wouldn't rate in my top 50. That said, John Ajvide Lindqvist's Let the Right One In
(translated and distributed in the U.S. as Let Me In) unsettled me in multiple ways. I actually started reading it in 2012, then again in 2013, before finally making it through its house of horrors. And I'm sure glad that I did. The title is a play on the Morrissey tune "Let the Right One Slip In" The title is a play on the Morrissey tune "Let the Right One Slip In", but the story takes place in the winter of 1981 in a suburb outside Stockholm, Sweden called Blackeberg. Let that slip
in for a moment. Lindqvist does a marvelous job setting the table in a neighborhood with no past, no future, where even the angles of the apartment buildings seem a little strange somehow. Oskar is a 12-year-old latchkey kid, raised by a single mother, with no siblings, no friends. He's tormented so relentlessly at school that he has trouble controlling his bladder. He shoplifts, and fills his head with morbid thoughts of taking revenge against his tormentors. While my school experience
was nowhere near as hopeless, I related to Oskar's plight much more than I wanted to. In the dead of night, Oskar receives new neighbors, including a young girl about his own age who gives the name Eli. Meeting in the courtyard playground after dark, Eli talks like an adult, smells like an old bandage, seems impervious to the cold and solves a Rubik's Cube without effort. In no time, a teenager is found murdered in the forest, drained of blood, and Blackeberg's nightmare begins. Rather
than crank out another tired tale of vampires, Lindqvist's narrative is about how we alienate each other and keep even loved ones at arm's length. Much more than the Swedish or U.S. film versions, the novel expands its scope to characters who were mere extras in the movies, or not included at all. Lindqvist has an ability to invest us in even minor characters introduced very quickly, for example, a bachelor driving home from a blind date that's gone very well for him, until he encounters
something on a bridge. This is hardcore horror fiction. There were moments where I thought, "That's as fucked up a thing as any human could experience" only to have something even more dreadful happen next. Pedophilia, skin burns, razorblades, drowning, mean cats and being locked in a dark room freak me out and Lindqvist works them all into the story to maximum effect. There are horrors as potent as anything in Thomas Harris' Red Dragon or The Silence of the Lambs. Reviewers
have cited a somewhat inconsistent and clunky English translation as posing pacing problems, but I was so absorbed in the characters -- particularly Eli, who would tear all of Stephenie Meyer's vampires limb from limb as a mercy killing -- that I barely noticed. My complaint was the last scene, which feels anti-climactic and poses more questions of logic than it answers. Lindqvist's footing doesn't seem as strong in his final paragraphs, but the rest of the novel is so emotionally visceral
that five stars was never a question.
4.0 Stars
Oct 08, 2018 Felicia rated it it was amazing Google the word atmospheric and this book should be the first result of the search. This story is a full sensory experience transporting you back to 1981 in a cold, gray suburb in Sweden. What is billed as a horror story is less horror and more heartbreak. The sheer
terror of this story is brilliantly tempered with the tragic lives of two children, Oskar and Eli, who both find themselves living on the periphery of a life they desperately wish to belong. "Why can’t I be allowed to live? Because y "Why can’t I be allowed to live? Because you should be dead." This is so much more than a vampire story. Even in the world of vampire novels this one is head and shoulders above any other modern-day interpretations. I've read so many
reviewers express the heartbreak they felt over Oskar, and while that is a given, it is little Eli that captured my heart and then crushed it. Although the glimpses we were allowed were horrifying beyond compare, I really wish the author would have allowed the readers an even broader view of Eli's backstory. Actually, I would love to read a prequel novel on Eli's life and death prior to our meeting her on the playground with Oskar. And that alone is my only criticism of this beautifully tragic
book, although I would hardly describe wanting more as a criticism. I am a super fan of the movies based on this book, both of them doing a splendid job at reducing this story into the time allotted without completely destroying it's complexion. But, as with all page-to-screen endeavors, the magic is in the details, more so in this story than most. So, if you've seen the movies and thus feel as though there's really no reason to dive into the book at this point, you couldn't be more
wrong.
Sep 29, 2016 Christy rated it it was amazing Wow!!!!! Best
writing and characterization I've read in a long time! (Not to mention best horror book--ever.) I am in awe of Lindqvist's ability to write, it is impossible for me to enjoy a book without great writing and the translation was so spot on it did not read like one at all. Sweden, a place I've never been, became real to me without having to put much of my imagination to work. The streets, stores, housing, woods--everything was laid out so well, as Best writing and characterization I've read in a long time! (Not to mention best horror book--ever.) I am in awe of Lindqvist's ability to write, it is impossible for me to enjoy a book without great writing and the translation was so spot on it did not read like one at all. Sweden, a place I've never been, became real to me without having to put much of my imagination to work. The
streets, stores, housing, woods--everything was laid out so well, as if I was there. And the characters, there were so many of them that I thought I'd be unable to remember them all. Yet, not only could I remember them, they each became very human through his excellent writing. At first I couldn't understand how all these storylines mattered but they came together perfectly, and I was able to follow everything as if I was right alongside each of them, and because they were so real to me it
became hard to dislike many of them (except a few-one in particular!) despite all of their flaws. (If you are not a very empathetic person, I can see standing back and judging almost everyone in this book as a bad person--the alcoholics, the jobless, the terribly lost and lonely people, etc. To me that didn't happen one bit...except for the bullies....and the other ONE(view spoiler)[it involves pedophilia (hide spoiler)], because they are human...made so by the
amazing writing....it did make me sad for them, but in no way did I find them deserving of my judgement, instead I was hoping strongly for their survival and much better days ahead.) This was a complex story made simple to read through Lindqvist's superior ability. This is exactly what a vampire book should be.....but it's also so much more. The story of Eli and Oskar of course took center stage, but the stories of everyone else in the book drew me in as well, especially Oskars
mother, and Tommy and his mother. Lacke and Virginia.... The narration throughout the entire book was extremely realistic as well, not once did it feel strained; the conversations were so perfectly written, the way people actually speak; and I could always feel how the characters were feeling. I have found that very rare in books...Lindqvist possesses a magic that is released when you read his words. There were gross, stomach curdling parts...no one has made me that disgusted by some of
the acts committed in years. (This is a book for true horror lovers only!) But, there was also tenderness, a caring for others, and a desire in the reader to see Eli stay "alive"----no matter what had to be done, because we've learned Eli's sad past :( It is very very late---and I promised to reward myself by watching the Swedish movie version as soon as I was finished, so I will have to return and make a better review....at this moment I don't want the story to end---and I know
when the movie is over I'm going to feel lost without Eli and Oskar....I want a sequel (and a long one)!!! How do you move on to another book after this? Okay...I've watched both versions of the movie (so glad i waited until after the book!) The American one...Sucks. The Swedish one is great--on it's own I would have loved it!....But, like all movies based on books--even excellent ones like this--it leaves far too much out. Make sure to watch the right movie--AFTER reading the book! ... by
the way...I'm still grieving my loss of Oskar and Eli... Finally--the title is from a Morrisey song--as well as a quote at the beginning of this book...love that! It seems he's a huge fan...not only in this book. I hope to find more excellent books by this author, now....and hoping he's working on a big, fat sequel; the smallish sequel in the book
Let the Old Dreams Die leaves plenty (tons) of room for onel!
“What he was scared of was not that maybe she was a creature who survived by drinking other people's blood. No, it was that she
might push him away.” John Avjide Lindqvist feels a little bit like the Swedish Stephen King. Bodies drained of blood are showing up in a small town in Sweden. At the same time an unlikely friendship forms between a lonely schoolboy and a young girl who only comes out at night... Let the Right One In is an incredibly dark book - there’s pedophilia, self-harm, child sexual John Avjide Lindqvist feels a little bit like the Swedish Stephen King. Bodies drained of blood are showing up in a small town in Sweden. At the same time an unlikely friendship forms between a lonely schoolboy and a young girl who only comes out at night... Let the Right One In is an incredibly dark book - there’s pedophilia, self-harm, child sexual abuse, relentless bullying, murder. The bullying is
heartbreaking to read about as is seeing Oskar live such a lonely existence. So when Oskar finds some companionship in Eli, you can’t help but be moved and subsequently root for their friendship. It’s incredibly atmospheric, set in a working class Swedish suburb, which only adds to how bleak it all feels. I also appreciated how disturbing and violent and graphic it was - weird statement, yes, but when I’m seeking out “good” horror sometimes I just need it to be visceral, I need it to cut
right to the bone. The entire Hakan storyline is just fucking insane! Some of the imagery is burned into my brain FOREVER - and for me, that’s a good thing! One of my favourite parts was when Lindqvist explored the psychological trauma of turning into a vampire. Knowing that something is not quite right within your own body as the lust for blood intensifies. The realisation that you are putting those you love at risk. It’s a terrifying concept, that lack of control, and yet he depicts it
all so perfectly. One of the best vampire novels I’ve ever read. It was exactly what I hoped it would be! 4.5 stars.
For some reason, I thought this was a YA tale. Where the hell did I get that from? I purchased it anyway, about 2 years ago, but just haven't had the chance to read it yet. Recently, I saw the audio available at my library, so I
downloaded this bad boy and, wow-what fun! There are thousands of ratings and reviews on this book, plus there's a movie, so what more can I contribute to this conversation? Not that much! I enjoyed the main characters, I enjoyed how the issues dealt with herein-bullying, There are thousands of ratings and reviews on this book, plus there's a movie, so what more can I contribute to this conversation? Not that much! I enjoyed the main characters, I enjoyed how the issues dealt with herein-bullying, alcoholism, pedophilia were introduced and discussed, and I definitely enjoyed the ending! There were a few weird side plots going on and it never became clear to me how
they connected with the main one, but I ended up enjoying those too. I would like to say that the narrator, Steven Pacey, was freaking AWESOME. He was immediately added to my favorite narrators list. Overall, this book was fun, (it was definitely not YA and it dealt with the vampire issue, (and other issues), in a realistic and interesting way. Recommended for fans of vampire fiction!
Like wrapping a blood-drenched knife in cotton wool, this is a five star novella wrapped in a 2 star novel. There's just way too much unnecessary fluff. On re-read with the fine folk
over at Horror Aficionados it has become clear to me that this is an extremely flawed book. The core of the story is the relationship between Oskar and Eli, everything else is secondary to that. Unfortunately, subplots relating to Tommy, Lacke, Virginia, Jocke, and especially Hakan litter the pages with distracting st On re-read with the fine folk over at Horror Aficionados it has become clear to me that this is an extremely flawed book. The core of the story is the relationship between Oskar and Eli, everything else is secondary to that. Unfortunately, subplots relating to Tommy, Lacke, Virginia, Jocke, and especially Hakan litter the pages with distracting stuff that is largely irrelevant to the main narrative. Half of the book could have
been cut to produce a tightly written, pacey novella that carried all the scare, chills and horror implicit in the story. But, instead we got a bloated novel that spends pages and pages on irrelevant relationships and the mental drivel of a guilt-ridden child rapist and serial killer who doesn't have the courage to end his problem once and for all. As for the core narrative, 5 stars for creating a character in Eli that transgresses so many boundaries at once as to be quite
unforgettable, as for Oskar - he's mostly a prat. As for the narrative as a whole, this is a dark, and chilling book, and I'm left with the sneaking suspicion that Eli is simply replacing Hakan with Oskar, who will be the latest in a two-hundred year long line of stooges that he has bent to his will. Oskar, being the prat that he is, will welcome the iron servitude to a dark master wrapped in the velvet glove of acceptance and friendship. Unfortunately not recommended, 2
'Too Much of the Pedophile Hakan Drivel,' stars.
Feb 04, 2018 Sadie Hartmann rated it really liked it No spoiler review. I have had
this book on my shelf for a few years and I dubbed 2018 as the year I was going to check some boxes that needed to be checked. I have had this book on my shelf for a few years and I dubbed 2018 as the year I was going to check some boxes that needed to be checked.
the first vampire books that I read were from Twilight books and after that whatever I read of them, I read in PNF genre. Needless to say these vampires were good, sexy, killing evil and
saving the damsel in distress. Then three years back I read Fevre Dream, and that shattered the good image of vampires. Vampires were blood thirsty, scary, dangerous and murderers. I liked this version more than the love sick one and now I prefer this version over the PNF. So I was happy when I finished reading
the first vampire books that I read were from Twilight books and after that whatever I read of them, I read in PNF genre. Needless to say these vampires were good, sexy, killing evil and saving the damsel in distress. Then three years back I read Fevre Dream, and that shattered the good image of vampires.
Vampires were blood thirsty, scary, dangerous and murderers. I liked this version more than the love sick one and now I prefer this version over the PNF. So I was happy when I finished reading this book as this is how one must write vampire books! Oskar is a 12 year old boy living in suburbs of Sweden. He is bullied regularly by three of this classmates. Other students avoid him and he has no friends. He is alone and this loneliness fills him with plans of revenge. He feels so much rage
towards these other guys, he wants to kill them. His evenings are filled with adding newspaper cuttings of brutal murders to his scrapbook. He wants to be a famous murderer. But none of these things happens because he met a girl named Eli. Eli lives next door to him. There is something peculiar about Eli but soon they are friends. But there is someone who is killing people in his town. For most part this book was unpredictable. What I expected never happened and all the time I was on edge
because of the suspense. There were other stories too in the book in addition to Oskar and Eli, and I kept thinking how author would converge these stories but he did a wonderful job with them in the end. But there are few parts in the book that were not very good and made the book dull. Also there were few things that author left unexplained. This book is creepy and scary. This book has vampires, pedophiles, drug addiction, alcoholism, dark rooms, violence, murders and abuse. But this
book also has friendship, innocence, tenderness, trust, truth, care, concern and love. Highly recommended.
Wow! This book! Such a thrilling, keeping-you-hooked type of story! Thank you, Kavita, for recommending (your version of recommending anyway :-P) this book to me. This is such a marvellous piece of writing. The
words, the story, the characters... I feel soaked, coated with the amazingness of this work by the author. I feel like if I ever meet the honourable person, I would just bow down in sheer awe... The secondary characters (and there was a spotlight on a squirrel of all things for a short time This is such a marvellous piece of writing. The words, the story, the characters... I feel soaked, coated with the amazingness of this work by the author. I feel like if I ever meet the honourable person, I would just bow down in sheer awe... The secondary characters (and there was a spotlight on a squirrel of all things for a short time, too) were so well described and portrayed that I knew them as well as I knew the main characters Eli and Oskar. And what a number of
secondary characters and POVs. You saw this world from every angle imaginable, every event recounted, as many interpretations as could be given. And without any interruptions to the overall flow of story that you could have perceived because of all the jumping into the different minds. Virginia. That was one woman that would make your eyes bulge out at her courage and grit and her determination to see her decision out, no matter how chillingly hard it is. That woman is my favorite secondary
character from this book. This is one piece of work that handles so many threads of thoughts at once and that too so beautifully that you feel this not-to-be-curbed desire to just meet the author once and know that they are real and this is not the work of some not-so-real person.;-) I loved this book, every bit and piece of it. I loved Eli and Oskar, the secondary characters, the numerous shocks that hit us from out of the blue with no warning whatsover as to what could happen next.
This is not a classic book. This book is a world of its own. The ending in particular was absolutely amazing and adrenalin-inducing that I just had to end it or feel as if I was being punished by an unseen force... Ohhhh, the rush I got and am still floating on...<3
2.5 stars. It was well written and atmospheric, but there were too many really really really disturbing things that
kept me from giving it a higher rating. I'll give two spoilers below for two of the scenes that I wish someone had warned me about. SPOILER A 12-year old castrated boy is strapped to a table and castrated SPOILER A 12-year old castrated boy is strapped to a table and castrated
4 stars! The last 20% of this book brought up the rating for me. What a finish!! I couldn't quit reading at the end. Fantastic. This was a creepy and
disturbing look into having the main character of a vampire as a kid. I enjoyed this concept and it sure was unpleasant at times. This was a creepy and disturbing look into having the main character of a vampire as a kid. I enjoyed this concept and it sure was unpleasant at times. Let the Right One In did have a few issues for me in regards to the pacing of the book and similar names. At times, I thought some of the extra in this book could have been removed. The pacing lost it's
focus when the chapters with Tommy occurred or even the chapters of Lacke, Morgan and the drunken crew came about. But the writing of John Ajvide Lindqvist was still fierce and brutal, and I loved it! Let the Right One in had disturbing topics, violence and intense bullying of Oskar. This book is not for the light hearted. If you enjoy vampires, gore and chilling moments that sear into your brain, then look no further then checking out this bloody, gore fest! John Ajvide Lindqvist (John Erik Ajvide Lindqvist) is a Swedish author who grew up in Blackeberg, the setting for
Let the Right One In. Wanting to become something awful and fantastic, he first became a conjurer, and then was a stand-up comedian for twelve years. He has also written for Swedish television. His
Let the Right One In was a bestseller in Sweden and was named Best Novel in Trans His
Let the Right One In was a bestseller in Sweden and was named Best Novel in Translation 2005 in Norway. He also is the author of Handling the Undead and
Harbor. http://us.macmillan.com/author/johnaj... Russian profile can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... Articles featuring this bookConnoisseurs of horror fiction can tell you: The genre is much more sophisticated and generous than its reputation might suggest. There... “Real love is to offer your life at the feet of another.” — 154 likes “Are you OLD?" Welcome back. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Does Oskar become a vampire?In the end, Oskar joins Eli in her nomadic existence, and eventually, in the sequel short story "Let the Old Dreams Die", he allows himself to be infected with vampirism, thus joining Eli as a hunter of the night. Oskar has a closer relationship with his mother in the novel and 2008 film than Owen does in Let Me In.
Is Eli a boy or a girl Let the Right One In?Among the details revealed is that Eli is a boy named Elias who was castrated when he was turned into a vampire over 200 years ago. He dresses in female clothing and is perceived by outsiders as a young girl. Håkan serves Eli, whom he loves, by procuring blood from the living.
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