John Ajvide Lindqvist
Author of Let the Right One In
About the Author
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Series
Works by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Refugium: Thriller | Die Entdeckung des Büchersommers: Der Auftakt zur großen… (2023) 8 copies, 1 review
Skriften i vattnet 1 copy
Veteen kirjoitettu 1 copy
Sample of Let Me In 1 copy
Vänligheten I Förståelse 1 copy
Rommet i jorden 1 copy
Skriften i vannet 1 copy
Associated Works
Shining in the Dark: Celebrating 20 Years of Lilja's Library (2018) — Contributor — 88 copies, 2 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Lindqvist, John Ajvide
- Birthdate
- 1968-12-02
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Sweden (birth)
- Birthplace
- Blackeberg, Sweden
- Places of residence
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupations
- comedian
magician
screenwriter
novelist
short-story writer - Relationships
- Ajvide, Mia (wife)
- Awards and honors
- Nöjesguidens pris bästa läsning (2005)
Svenska Akademiens pris till Harry Martinssons minne (2007)
Göteborgs-Postens litteraturpris (2008)
Stiftelsen Selma Lagerlöfs litteraturpris (2008) - Short biography
- John Ajvide Lindqvist was born in 1968 and raised in Blackeberg. He wanted to become something awful and fantastic. At first he was magician, came second in the Nordic Championships in card tricks. Since he was a stand-up comedian for twelve years. In the end, he was horror writer.
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Let the Right One In in Thing(amabrarian)s That Go Bump in the Night (October 2010)
Reviews
After a strange sort of undefined magnetic storm hits Stockholm, something happens and all those who died in the last six weeks are reanimated. People, the government, don't know how to react to the 'reliving,' who are pretty strange. They aren't your run of the mill zombies; they are confused and have a strange effect on those around them.
The book is full of some horrifying, unforgettable scenes, but there isn't a lot of narrative force driving through it, and the resolution wasn't very satisfying.… (more)
The book is full of some horrifying, unforgettable scenes, but there isn't a lot of narrative force driving through it, and the resolution wasn't very satisfying.… (more)
Lists
LGBTQIA Horror (1)
Ghosts (1)
100 Hemskaste (2)
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 47
- Also by
- 9
- Members
- 9,901
- Popularity
- #2,403
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 481
- ISBNs
- 343
- Languages
- 24
- Favorited
- 50
Book content warning: pedophilia
Lindqvist's vampire thriller is an unusual and original take on the theme--which unfortunately by now has gotten tired--but this is no Twilight or Vampire Academy. There's real darkness in these pages, with portrayals of pedophilia and gory scenes I could've done without. It is, to put it bluntly, a disgusting story. In an attempt to add complexity, Lindqvist also added secondary story lines that neither relate to the main one nor enhance it. Overall, Let the Right One In is strange and sometimes nonsensical, but the high suspense saved it for me.… (more)