Book description
A classic short story collection from the writer called Sweden's Stephen King that continues the breathtaking story begun in the internationally acclaimed classic Let the Right One In
Because of the two superb films made of John Ajvide Lindqvist's vampire masterpiece Let the Right One In, millions of people around…
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2 authors picked Let the Old Dreams Die as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Most people are familiar with Lindqvist through Let the Right One In, which has become a rather iconic modern vampire story, adapted for screen, time and again. But there's so much more to him; the man has had a stellar, prolific writing career. More so in his native country, but still.
Moreover and most importantly, he's actually very, very good.
As far as I now, this is his only collection, and what a wonderful collection it is. Story after story envelops you in dark strangeness. The deceptively simple language draws you right in. The plots twist and turn in wild…
Mr. Lindqvist is a Swedish author that came to worldwide notice with his novel Let the Right One In and has written many great novels since then. He is not normally a short story author, nor does he particularly enjoy reading short tales, so this is a strange choice for me but Let the Old Dreams Die is so dreadfully different from other recent horror writers that I felt I had to include it here. To date, it is the only book of short tales that Mr. Lindqvist has written. There is a zombie tale (and how many of them…
From Raymond's list on The best short stories told on a dark and stormy night.
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