I'm not normally one for horror but after seeing the recent trailer for the American remake of the Swedish film based on this book I thought I take a chance and give it a shot. I wasn't disappointed. The book tells the story of a young outcast called Oskar and his battle with his tormenters at school, a troubled relationship with his father and if that wasn't enough the arrival of a young girl next door who he soon discovers is a 200 year old vampire called Eli. Eli recognising Oskar as a fellow outcast forms a friendship with Oskar and the story centres around their relationship and the battles they face with a world unwilling to accept them. It's a dark tale with some sections that make for tough reading, especially those concerning the man Eli lives with who to the outside world appears as her father but this hides an altogether darker relationship between the two. It's translated from Swedish but loses none of the literary flare and it's incredibly well written. Highly recommended and I'm looking forward to the film. An excellent read over Halloween for sure.
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