Little Star is about a little girl called, Theres. She was found thrown away in a shallow grave barely alive. The man who found her takes her home to raise her in his basement. They quickly find out she's different than other babies. They keep her a secret, never informing the officials of finding her.

They raise her in exclusion. Never letting her interact with others. They learn to control her by telling her that other adults will kill her. So, fear is their controller.

One day, when Theres is a little girl, something horrendous happens, which causes her "older brother" to take her away,

Theres has an unbelievable talent for singing, so after deprogramming her from being afraid of adults, her brother enters her into a famous talent show. That's when everything continues to unravel.

Another girl There's age watches her in the talent show on TV and becomes enamored with her. The two eventually meet and bring other outcast girls into their special group. What happens is the group grows so dependent on each other, that they develop a hive mentality.

What follows is a thing of nightmares.

Stephen King fans.He's been called Sweeden's Stephen King by the Washington Post.

The uniqueness of the piece,

Some parts seemed to drag a bit.

John Ajvide Lindqvist is the author of Let the Right One In and Handling the Undead. Let The Right One In, his debut novel, was an instant bestseller in Sweden and was named Best Novel in Translation 2005 in Norway. The Swedish film adaptation, directed by Tomas Alfredsson, has won top honors at film festivals all over the globe, including Best Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival. An American remake, Let Me In, written and directed by Cloverfield director Matt Reeves, was released in October 2010 to rave reviews. Lindqvist grew up in Blackeberg, a suburb of Stockholm and the setting for Let the Right One In. Wanting to become something awful and fantastic, he first became a conjurer, and then was a stand-up comedian for twelve years. He has also written for Swedish television. He lives in Sweden.

It's a great horror story.

By John Ajvide LindQvist
544 pages
Rated 4.0
#447 in Ghost Thrillers
#937 in Ghost Action
Oct. 1st, 2013

378 Words

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