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So finster die Nacht by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Paul Berf

56 reviews

madbookluvr420's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

It’s hard for me to rate this book. Overall I found the story very heavy and compelling and so interesting but it was also really really fucked up. 
This book made me feel really gross. I know that’s the point, but like… really gross. Be forewarned, the pedophilia and cp are very graphic. 
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halftimelord's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A gruesome vampire book, with some horrible scenes in. It did a good job of showing you different characters' perspectives and making you think differently about the villains... Well some of them anyway. Very creepy at points, not one to read while eating either! 
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14coolbean's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Very intriguing story that keeps you wondering what will happen next. Please check the content warnings before reading. There's some pretty triggering topics if you aren't prepared for them
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messystopheles's review against another edition

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Listen, I saw the trigger warnings, but this was the most Dead Dove Do Not Eat book I’ve ever read. I was hoping for a fucked up little story about a kid who will definitely be a serial killer someday and his friendship with a bitchy vampire girl, but it was too fucked up for me.
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buffalomj's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Incredible. It’s easy to call this a game changer in vampire fiction, but what I appreciate almost more is how much Lindqvist knows the tropes and goes “you’ll like it anyway.” Because of that, the book is able to feel familiar and fresh at the same time. The evil at play is neither glorified nor glossed over, and I don’t think there’s been such a happy bad ending in literature. I can go on for days about how good this is, but I’ll leave it at this: for as good as the movie was, the book has lived up to my expectations. Well worth the time.
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jessabelow's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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solnit_and_sebastian's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I watched the film years ago and finally got around to reading the source material. Certainly not for the squeamish! This is the type of story that had me chuckling and then cringing with discomfort on the same page. A hell of a ride, and kept my interest!
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witchboyofboston's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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mslotwin's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.25

idk why but this lowkey slapped. like i never read horrors but  im compelled to now, because comparing this to present day thrillers, this actually has intrigue plot weird ass events which are crazy but also shocking and they are rounded off quite nicely and the ending is satisfying there arent any plot holes at least from what i have seen. this book was crazy btw the body horror in this book isssssss unique hahah
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novellearts's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

When I started reading this book, I began it under the impression that this was the inspiration for the movie Let Me In (2010). I then realized (after some research online) that [book:Let the Right One In|62107410] is actually the original and [book:Let Me In|7911377] is a rewritten version of this story.

For those of you that might be experiencing some of the same confusion that I was. [book:Let the Right One In|62107410] is a much darker version of the story and does not directly correspond to the movie Let Me In (2010), but instead corresponds to Let the Right One In (2008). I have only read this version and not yet the rewritten one, but from what I learned online, the rewritten story will probably be suited more towards sensitive audiences. Some of the triggers that I picked up on in [book:Let the Right One In|62107410] are:

• Pedophilia
• Blood
• Sexual assault
• Rape
• Violence
• Child abuse/death
• Animal death
• Stalking

<b>*This is not a complete list.*</b> And be aware, that there are very descriptive scenes from the POV of a character that is engaging in pedophilia. If this is something that you can't overlook, I think the other version of this story (from what I learned online) [book:Let Me In|7911377], might be more suited to you.

All of this being said, it was still a very well-written and enjoyable horror/vampire story but please beware of the content to decide which version is best for you.
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