Let the Right One In

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Yes, definitely worth reading after watching the film. I also sympathised with Eli.

I loved the movie. It's my favorite film. I told my history class about it last year. My teacher teased me about liking it so much. I gave him the DVD at the end of the year but he hasn't watched it yet. I actually thought the movie was better than the book, because the book got bogged down in too many subplots, but they make excellent companions to each other.

I recommended it (incessantly) to my Film/English teacher last year too. He eventually gave in and drove out to the one theatre that was showing it in the area - about an hour away.
He was glad I bugged him so much about it - He loved it. XD

Some of the book's subplots could have used some trimming, but I still like the book better because it's much more in-depth, the characters are more complex and there are also some very good scenes that are not in the film. Of course, for sheer time reasons they had to leave a lot out of the film so hence the differences.

I haven't seen the movie yet, but I've read the book. It was good, though I'd call it horror drama rather than horror. It was horror like it could've been if someone like Eli actually existed.

I found Johnny, Micke and Tomas to be way more frightening than Eli.

I agree that the book contained too many subplots very unessential for the over all plot. Still, good book.

Lindqvist has said that he came up with the book as he wanted to write about something horrible arriving at Blackeberg, the suburb he grew up in. He decided the best horrible thing would be a vampire, and once he had decided it was going to be a vampire book, he tried to imagine if vampirism really existed, what it would really be like to be a vampire, forgetting all the romantic cliches about it. He concluded it would be a disgusting, lonely, miserable existence, particularly for a child.

I found the 'Hakan at the library' scene more horrific than any of Eli's killings (it was one of the scenes left out of the film).

bra film *thumbs up*

Now I've finished the book. Thanks for recommending it! I was so impressed! Wow! What a writer! Very fascinating book. Not seen the movie yet.

such a beautiful yet bleak film...I had the start of a friendship beginning with someone similar to me when i saw it so I found solace in the fact the characters seemed so familar.I look slightly like eli though so after it I got called that for a bit by my family xD
the authors next novel is apparantly about two ghosts that are smiths fans xD

You're welcome.




His second novel is Handling the Undead, which is about zombies his third book is a collection of short stories, I think his third novel is the one you mean, the one about ghosts. Only Let the Right One In and Handling the Undead have been translated into English.

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I saw it with my dad some days ago, it was good, I didn't need subtitles

i read the book and there where some wtf moments that i have never had with a book, althought the book is much more in depth i liked the movie more maybe because it was my first look at the story, but i like to think its the atmosphere in the movie impossible to put that in a book.

the parts where you find out more about eli made the relationship between eli and oscar change for me all of a sudden because of the stereotypical view on love in society that i also had, then after a while i started to understand their connection better And i ended up liking it even more.

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Yes, TB, I would say your post has spoilers. I also thought that aspect of the book was good, it adds to the story.

I just finished watching it. Wow.

Best vampire movie produced in recent years...

it just got an award for best movie of 2009 in my country