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- The Best Monster BooksReading list
Anders is just a normal thirteen-year-old boy, living a normal life in suburban Stockholm. That is until he meets his new next-door neighbour, Eli. Eli is different from anyone Anders has ever met—she’s ageless, she doesn’t go to school, and she only comes out at night. But it’s not her strange appearance that makes…
- The Best Vampire BooksReading list
Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist is no stranger to vampire lore. His 2004 debut novel, Let the Right One In, pairs a vampire story with a coming-of-age tale, set in the early 1980s in a Stockholm suburb. The story follows a young boy named Oskar who befriends a vampire girl named Eli. Although the book was…
- Robin EisenbergInterview
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Not only one of the best vampire books, but one of the best books in general. I also read it while touring in Sweden in the middle of winter which made it even more perfect.
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