I read this in Finnish but I guess it doesn’t matter, it’s still the same book. When I picked this book up in the library, I vaguely remembered that it had been adapted on to the screen last year. The short introduction text at the back of the book seemed interesting enough, so I took the book home with me.

And… yes, it was good. Perverse at times, and descriptions of violent scenes were very graphic, I’m not surprised the book is classified as horror. Still, a very good story as a whole, has many of the familiar elements of vampire stories but also something new and different. Being a vampire is described as a disease, a disease in the heart, another consciousness inhabiting in there. I find the thought very… intriguing.

My favourite scene in the book must have been near the end, when Tommy gets stuck in the cellar with Håkan, the image of the situation makes me laugh every time, even though it’s really horrible. But the way Tommy handles it… amazing and extremely amusing. I won’t go into details, in case someone hasn’t read the book and wants to do so.

I wouldn’t say this is primarily a vampire novel. No, it’s a horror novel with vampires but it’s not about them. It’s about early adolescence, revenge and in a strange way, about friendship.