![]() ![]() With little defence against their unending torture, he’s given in, letting them do what they want, and hoping it’s over quickly. We fall quickly into Oskar’s life the troubled schoolboy with very few friends, a target on his back from local bullies. Set in the Swedish town of Blackeberg in 1981, the novel unfolds in under a month, the passing of each day detailed. I’ve not yet seen either film, but the thrill of the read has intrigued me to see how it’s been adapted for the big screen. The storyline of both films differ from each other, and from the original book concept. Since the book’s release, there’s been both a Swedish and American film adaptation, with further works also discussed. Originally written in Swedish, the book was a bestseller and translated into the version I read a few years later. But, as it’s the time of year for it, I picked up one of the books that has resided on my TBR pile for a while: Let the Right One In by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist. I usually pass on scary books and films because I like my sleep. ![]() Autumn is here and right around the corner is Halloween. ![]()
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