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Originally Posted by Saya
I meant the book Let The Right One In, the movies I can take or leave. I liked the American version better though.
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I read the book. Other than adding a pederast bent to the Renfield character, it didn't offer much that wasn't in the movie. Also, the female vampire in that book was a tragic figure. She was also Dracula. There are more than a few parallels there. Dracula wasn't entirely a monster in Stoker's novel.
On a different but related note, films based on books don't need to be verbatim visual recitations of the novel. In fact, it's better if they're not as long as they're well done. Then the film offers something different. If it's the same exact thing, why bother with both? Either read the book or watch the film. When the content is different in some way, it can provide incentive to take in both. It can also be disasterous if done poorly, but that's a risk that the filmmaker and/or novelist runs when trying to make a worthwhile piece.