I Am Behind You, John Ajvide Lindqvist
I Am Behind You, John Ajvide Lindqvist
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I Am Behind You

Author: John Ajvide Lindqvist

Narrator: Peter Noble

Unabridged: 14 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/16/2018

Categories: Fiction, Horror


Synopsis

A compelling, eerie new audiobook from the internationally bestselling author of Let the Right One In.

"At the top of his game, Lindqvist gives Stephen King and John Saul at their best a run for the money." —Library Journal (starred)

"Dubbed the Stephen King of Sweden, Lindqvist lives up to the billing." —New York Post

Four families wake up one morning in their trailer on an ordinary campsite. However, during the night something strange has happened. Everything outside the camping grounds has disappeared, and the world has been transformed into an endless expanse of grass. The sky is blue, but there is no sign of the sun; there are no trees, no flowers, no birds. And every radio plays nothing but the songs of sixties pop icon Peter Himmelstrand.

As the holiday-makers try to come to terms with what has happened, they are forced to confront their deepest fears and secret desires. Past events that each of them has tried to bury rise to the surface and take on terrifying physical forms. Can any of them find a way back to reality?

About John Ajvide Lindqvist

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David on July 06, 2016

The five stages of reading a John Ajvide Lindqvist novel: 1. This is really good! 2. wtf? 3. Man, this is some weird shit. 4. wtf? I mean, really.... W.T.F? 5. Finished, I'm never reading anything this strange again. (6. Can't get book out of my head. Buy next novel. Rinse and repeat) I really can't decide......more

Goodreads review by Lucy on September 12, 2017

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review. Bizarre, bonkers but utterly gripping. I was a huge fan of Let The Right One In and was curious to see if Lindqvist could pull it off again in this book. For the most part, the answer to that question is an emphatic yes........more

Goodreads review by Katriina ❆ on November 18, 2014

4.5 Stars My favourite Lindqvist since Människohamn. It took me slightly over a week to finish this book. I've read Crime and Punishment with it's 900 pages in two days. Now, why did it take me so long to read Himmelstrand? It's not because it's that boring, and it's not because Swedish isn't my nat......more

Goodreads review by Ell on October 19, 2016

I'm very underwhelmed. The concept is good (though very Stephen King ... but I guess that isn't a bad thing) and it starts out sort of promising, but then ... idk. Throughout the book I kept mixing up the male characters, Stefan with Peter and Olof and Lennart with each other. That's one problem I ha......more

Goodreads review by Julian on November 24, 2016

A very odd, mind-screwingly creepy book. I still have no idea what it was really all about. Compelling reading nonetheless. Emil and Benny were the standout characters for me.......more


Quotes

Narrator Peter Noble handles this audiobook's shifting perspectives with aplomb...Noble's confident narration has enough drive to keep listeners hooked." -AudioFile