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. 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.

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. This book had been recommended to me countless times-in fact, *every single time* I ever mentioned that I am a huge fan of vampire lit.

Hammer Films and Dark Horse Comics Forming a Partnership". DreadCentral. April 16, 2010 . Retrieved April 1, 2011. Håkan serves Eli, whom he loves, by procuring blood from the living. He struggles with his conscience and chooses victims whom he can physically trap, but who are not too young. Eli pays him for doing this. Håkan offers to go out one last time if he can spend a night with Eli after he gets the blood. Eli says that Håkan may only touch him. a b Andreeva, Nellie (March 15, 2021). "Demián Bichir To Star In 'Let the Right One In' Showtime Drama Pilot From 'Away' Creator & Tomorrow Studios". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 17, 2021.

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.” Goldberg, Lesley (2021-06-17). "Showtime's 'Let the Right One In' Casts Its Young Lead (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. PMRC. 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. Denise, Petski (October 13, 2016). " 'Let The Right One In': Thomas Kretschmann & Benjamin Wadsworth To Star In TNT Vampire Drama Pilot". Deadline.com . Retrieved October 13, 2016. Lindqvist wrote a short story titled Låt de gamla drömmarna dö (" Let the Old Dreams Die"), exploring what happened to Oskar and Eli after they got off on the train.

You're just as altered as the first scene, but where there was ebulation then, there is horror now. 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? 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 lil' vampire of "Let Me In" is getting a comic book prequel". Gawker Media. July 14, 2010 . Retrieved April 1, 2011. 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.