He tends to write about people who don't take themselves, or life, too seriously – until they're forced to, by love or fear or (most often) both. A Seventh Seal by Lindqvist would have plenty of jokes and perhaps even a sliver of hope. But his touch is a good deal lighter than that of his great, gloomy compatriot Ingmar Bergman. It's a good thing Lindqvist is such a lively, observant writer because, despite the relative paucity of evil, the themes of his fiction can be mighty grim: his characters spend an inordinate amount of time negotiating with the Reaper, in his various forms. Let the Old Dreams Die John Ajvide Lindqvist 3.78 2,758 ratings271 reviews A classic short story collection from the writer called Sweden's Stephen King that continues the breathtaking story begun in the internationally acclaimed classic Let the Right One In. Terrence Rafferty of The New York Times wrote:
The title story is a sequel to Lindqvist's novel Let the Right One In. This is one of the most unusual stories I have ever read. Quercus published the first English-language release in 2011, with the addition of the title story "Let the Old Dreams Die". The bulk of the stories were originally published in Sweden in 2005 under the title Pappersväggar ( Paper Walls). Let the Old Dreams Die is a short story collection by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist.
Swedish book cover for Låt de gamla drömmarna dö
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