Let the Right One In in Pick-a-Shelf

Oct 14, 2016 Carrie rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: translated, library, vampire, halloween-fall-time-reads, meh, dark-twisted-disturbing

So yeah no...I read it and I couldn't stop reading it but I never enjoyed it. It's like that accident that you shouldn't look at yet you can help but to continue to stare at.

It's twisted and disturbing yet kind of meh at the same time. I don't get the 5 star reviews, the book could have been much better, it was interesting but wasn't all at the same time. I couldn't put aside and not finish it and yet on the other hand my life wouldn't be missing much if I had never picked it up to start with. ...more

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Oct 24, 2012 Cora rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: social-commentary, fantasy, vampires, thriller, suspense, paranormal, horror, europe, sweden, coming-of-age

Oskar is a twelve year old boy living in a bleak suburb in Sweden. He is constantly and brutally bullied by kids at school and fantasizes about getting revenge. His life begins to change when a strange girl moves in next door. He finally has a friend. At the same time, a body of boy is discovered hanging upside-down and empty of blood. As the body count increases, the area becomes obsessed with finding the murderer.

I was surprised by the depth and complexity of this novel. I picked it up for a ...more

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Dec 07, 2011 Slayermel rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: horror, fiction, fantasy, thriller, made-into-film, vampires, suspense, paranormal, 21st-century

This book was disturbing on a few levels, and I do not recommend it to anyone with a weak stomach when it comes to violence, abuse, pedophiles and Bullying. The author is very descriptive and paints a vivid picture.

The story is centred on a twelve year old boy named Oskar who is obsessed with murderers and clips all articles he can find for his collection. This fascination seems to stem from the lack of control he has over his own life that he fantasises about being someone who would be feared. ...more

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Jul 30, 2011 Jenn rated it liked it · review of another edition

I don't know why I continue to read vampire books. And buy vampire books. They just seem so silly to me. However, this on was written well, even if it was difficult to follow the characters at first. At least all lives tangled together nicely by the end. ...more

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Apr 22, 2011 Clarice rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, horror-supernatural, library-leisure

I borrowed "Let the Right One In" from my local library. Whilst checking the book out, the librarian commented that it was among the best books he had read for a while.That sounded promising. Glancing over the book cover and the usual snippets of praise that are taken from newspaper reviews, I noticed that one reviewer likened Lindqvist's style of writing to Stephen King's. Even better, I thought, and started reading on the bus home.

Prior to reading, I did have a vague idea what the story was a ...more

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