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The Blurb On The Back:
Twelve-year-old Oskar is an outsider; bullied at school, dreaming about his absentee father, bored with life on a dreary housing estate. One evening he meets the mysterious Eli. As a romance blossoms between them, Oskar discovers Eli’s dark secret – she is a 200 year old vampire, forever frozen in childhood, and condemned to live on a diet of fresh blood.
Now a major feature film, Let The Right One In is a disturbing and brilliant reworking of the vampire legend, and a deeply moving fable about rejection, friendship and loyalty.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
A tense, chilling horror novel with a core central relationship between the two central characters that’s subtly portrayed and open to interpretation, this is a brilliant an absorbing read and holds surprises even if you are already familiar with the movie adaptation.
Twelve-year-old Oskar is an outsider; bullied at school, dreaming about his absentee father, bored with life on a dreary housing estate. One evening he meets the mysterious Eli. As a romance blossoms between them, Oskar discovers Eli’s dark secret – she is a 200 year old vampire, forever frozen in childhood, and condemned to live on a diet of fresh blood.
Now a major feature film, Let The Right One In is a disturbing and brilliant reworking of the vampire legend, and a deeply moving fable about rejection, friendship and loyalty.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
A tense, chilling horror novel with a core central relationship between the two central characters that’s subtly portrayed and open to interpretation, this is a brilliant an absorbing read and holds surprises even if you are already familiar with the movie adaptation.
