Non-disappointing sequel shocker

[daegaer]

I just finished Let the Old Dreams Die, by John Ajvide Lindqvist, a collection of short stories. The story that gives the book its name is a novella that is a sequel - more of a side-story - to Let the Right One In. I was a bit wary of reading it at first as I like the ending to the novel, but it was satisfying. I will give no spoilers! The other

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[golden_bastet]

Oooh! I liked the film (the original) - I'll have to track these down. ;-)

[daegaer]

They're really good stories - but Oskar and Eli aren't main characters in any, alas.

[golden_bastet]

I actually went to the semi-independent bookstore yesterday!

Let the Old Dreams Die is between printings, so I have to wait until about October for a copy (unless I go to the library). But it gives me something to look forward to (and I don't have much time right now anyway).

[daegaer]

I think you'll enjoy it when you get it!

[indelicateink]

Oh sweet! I didn't know about this at all. I'm delighted it's good!

[daegaer]

Don't read "The Village on the Hill" if you hate your house :-) (Oskar and Eli are side characters in the title story, alas).

[yiskah]

Ah, I read this a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it - though I think I enjoyed 'Border' the best.

Have you read any of his novels other than Let the Right One In? I thought Harbour was excellent.

[daegaer]

Ooh, I have Harbour - I must read it next! LtROI is the only novel of his I read - do you know if the zombie one is (fairly) wimp-proof?

[yiskah]

I have read all of his novels! I was about to say that the zombie one is fairly light on gore, but then I remembered it's also fairly heavy on decomposing corpses, so there's that. But it's also very well-conceived and the central concept is really interesting and well-done. And then there's Little Star, which I didn't like as much as Harbour but which I still find unsettling a few months after reading it. I think he's pretty great in general, actually.