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John Ajvide Lindqvist

Born

in Blackeberg, Sweden

December 02, 1968

Website

http://johnajvide.com/

Genre

Horror

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John Ajvide Lindqvist (John Erik Ajvide Lindqvist) is a Swedish author who grew up in Blackeberg, the setting for Let the Right One In . Wanting to become something awful and fantastic, he first became a conjurer, and then was a stand-up comedian for twelve years. He has also written for Swedish television.

His Let the Right One In was a bestseller in Sweden and was named Best Novel in Translation 2005 in Norway. He also is the author of Handling the Undead and Harbor .

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John Ajvide Lindqvist’s books

Average rating: 3.87 · 190,768 ratings · 16,245 reviews · 83 distinct works • Similar authors

	Let the Right One In 4.03 avg rating — 124,274 ratings — published 2004 — 151 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Handling the Undead 3.49 avg rating — 13,919 ratings — published 2005 — 79 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harbor by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Marlaine Delargy (Translator) 3.66 avg rating — 8,696 ratings — published 2008 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Star by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Marlaine Delargy (Translator) 3.64 avg rating — 8,067 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Behind You (Platserna, #1) by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Marlaine Delargy (Translator) 3.35 avg rating — 5,216 ratings — published 2014 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Writing in the Water (Bloodstorm, #1) by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Michael Meigs (Translator) 3.43 avg rating — 3,794 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vänligheten 3.74 avg rating — 3,315 ratings — published 2021 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let the Old Dreams Die: Stories 3.78 avg rating — 3,276 ratings — published 2011 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sommaren 1985 (Sommaren-serien, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 2,431 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Always Find You 3.56 avg rating — 2,317 ratings — published 2015 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Let the Right One In (1 book)
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John Ajvide Lindqvist

4.03 avg rating — 127,547 ratings

Platserna (3 books)
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John Ajvide Lindqvist

3.47 avg rating — 8,747 ratings

Blodstormen (3 books)
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3.42 avg rating — 6,207 ratings

Sommaren-serien (2 books)
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3.64 avg rating — 2,632 ratings

Quotes by John Ajvide Lindqvist (?)

“Real love is to offer your life at the feet of another.”
― John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Right One In

tags: love

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“Are you OLD?"
"No. I'm only twelve. But I've been that for a long time.”
― John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Right One In

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“There was no one to be seen so she gave in freely to her sobs as she made her way home, pressed her arms against her stomach; the pain lodged in there like an ill-tempered foetus.
Let a person in and he hurts you.
There was a reason why she kept her relationships brief. Don't let them in. Once they're inside they have more potential to hurt you. Comfort yourself. You can live with the anguish as long as it only involves yourself. As long as there is no hope.”
― John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Right One In

tags: hurt, pain, relationships

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Polls

October is arguably the scariest month of the year what with Halloween at the end of the month and it being the season of haunted houses and horror movies. We like to recognize it here at TuesBookTalk so I have compiled a list of scary books for us to vote on for our October read. This poll will be open for a week and a half. Last day to vote: Friday, September 6.

20th Century Ghosts

Joe Hill

3 votes, 33.3%

Harbor

John Ajvide Lindqvist

3 votes, 33.3%

77 Shadow Street

Dean Koontz

2 votes, 22.2%

A Winter Haunting

Dan Simmons

1 vote, 11.1%

The Cellar

Richard Laymon

0 votes, 0.0%

The Keep

F. Paul Wilson

0 votes, 0.0%

The Ghost Writer

John Harwood

0 votes, 0.0%

Once

James Herbert

0 votes, 0.0%

9 total votes

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