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Let the Right One In

Book cover of Let the Right One In
Let the Right One InJohn Ajvide LindqvistLet the Right One In, book 1

Characters in Let the Right One In

8 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Oskar Eriksson

    A lonely, bullied twelve-year-old boy in a bleak 1980s Stockholm suburb who dreams of standing up to his tormentors.

  • Eli (Let the Right One In)

    A pale, ageless child who moves in next door to Oskar and only ever appears after dark.

Antagonists

  • Håkan Bengtsson

    An older man who lives with Eli and travels with her, quietly attending to her needs.

  • Jonny Forsberg

    The ringleader of the boys at school who relentlessly torment and bully Oskar.

  • Jimmy Forsberg

    Jonny's older brother, who joins in the bullying and proves even more vicious than him.

Supporting characters

  • Lacke

    A hard-drinking local man in Blackeberg whose circle of friends is shaken by a string of killings.

  • Virginia (Let the Right One In)

    Lacke's on-and-off girlfriend, part of the same close-knit circle of Blackeberg locals.

  • Tommy (Let the Right One In)

    Oskar's only real friend, a streetwise and rebellious boy who lives in his apartment block.

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