Let the Right One in - My world of books

96 pages

English language

Published Dec. 7, 2013

ISBN:: 978-1-84842-374-9

(2 reviews)

Let the Right One In (Swedish: Låt den rätte komma in) is a 2004 vampire 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 1980s. The book grapples with the darker side of humanity, including such issues as existential anxiety, social isolation, fatherlessness, divorce, alcoholism, school bullying, pedophilia, genital mutilation, self-mutilation, and murder. The book was a bestseller in the author's home country of Sweden; it was translated into several languages, including English. It has been adapted as two independent films, a play, and a television series. A Swedish-language film, Let the Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson, was released in 2008. Another adaptation was created in English and based on Lindqvist's screenplay. Entitled Let Me In, it was directed by …

Let the Right One In (Swedish: Låt den rätte komma in) is a 2004 vampire 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 1980s. The book grapples with the darker side of humanity, including such issues as existential anxiety, social isolation, fatherlessness, divorce, alcoholism, school bullying, pedophilia, genital mutilation, self-mutilation, and murder. The book was a bestseller in the author's home country of Sweden; it was translated into several languages, including English. It has been adapted as two independent films, a play, and a television series. A Swedish-language film, Let the Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson, was released in 2008. Another adaptation was created in English and based on Lindqvist's screenplay. Entitled Let Me In, it was directed by Matt Reeves and released in 2010. An English-language stage adaptation premiered in 2013.American network TNT ordered a pilot episode for a television series based on the novel, to premiere in 2017. TNT ultimately passed on the series. In 2021, Showtime gave the Let the Right One In series a 10-episode order, to be produced by Tomorrow Studios and starring Demián Bichir. The series is scheduled to premiere on October 9, 2022.

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Nobody reviewed Laisse-moi entrer by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Laisse-moi entrer

4 stars

J’ai trouvé ce livre au rayon SF & Fantasy de la médiathèque, mais il relève plutôt de la catégorie Horreur. C’est une histoire de vampire qui prend pour décor une banlieue déshéritée dans la Suède des années 80. Au récit horrifique se mêle des thématiques sociales : le chômage de longue durée, l’alcoolisme, le harcèlement scolaire, la drogue… Ça apporte un contexte intéressant au thème classique du vampire. Le livre aborde également le concept d’enfant-vampire, qui a déjà été traité ailleurs, mais il intègre bien toutes les problématiques que ça implique. Et on peut mentionner également une petite touche LGBT dans la dernière partie du livre, qui surgit de manière totalement inattendue il faut bien l’avouer.

Dans l’ensemble, j’ai trouvé ça pas mal. Distrayant. Mais la fin est un peu abrupte, satisfaisante et attendue, mais qui laisse pas mal de questions en suspens...

Dylan reviewed Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Review of 'Let the Right One in' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

I watched the movie before reading the book, and I sorta wish I hadn't. I definitely would have enjoyed it a lot more if I had read it before seeing the movie, but despite that, it was still an amazing read. If you've already seen the movie, don't let that stop you from giving this a read. There are entire story lines that the movie barely even begins to touch on.

As an American reading the English-language version of the novel, I feel like there were probably a few Swedish cultural/historical references that I didn't entirely pick up on, but again, that's hardly enough to ruin a story for me.

Definitely recommend this to anybody who is looking for a gory, dark read.

Even gorier than the movie. A+