Minuscule hiatus as I'm away over the weekend now and will only return on Saturday evening.

Eli's gender is held ambiguous, especially in the movie (played by girl, dubbed by a boy). Oskar talks about Eli to strangers as "she" and his "girlfriend". Reasons for this behind the cut.

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EDIT:

First slip occured when Oskar thought Graham kidnapped Eli. He referred to Eli as "he/him" towards Serifar and Graham It was my fault because I forgot but I HAVE A GOOD EXCUSE because Oskar was really worked up

Because I usually forget to reply on cfud_concrit and/or am incredibly late doing so, this shall serve as general crit post for Megan and Oskar. Comments are screened.

Bolding what applies:

1. Over 90 percent of serial killers are male.

2. They tend to be intelligent, with IQ's in the "bright normal" range.

3. They do poorly in school, have trouble holding down jobs, and often work as unskilled laborers.

4. They tend to come from markedly unstable families.

5. As children, they are abandoned by their fathers and raised by domineering mothers.

6. Their families often have criminal, psychiatric and alcoholic histories.

7. They hate their fathers and mothers.

8. They are commonly abused as children — psychologically, physically and sexually. Often the abuse is by a family member.

9. Many serial killers spend time in institutions as children and have records of early psychiatric problems.

10. They have high rates of suicide attempts.

11. From an early age, many are intensely interested in voyeurism, fetishism, and sado-masochistic pornography.

12. More than 60 percent of serial killers wet their beds beyond the age of 12.

13. Many serial killers are fascinated with fire starting.

14. They are involved with sadistic activity or tormenting small creatures.

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Voting

Your Name/Alias: Chili
Age: 28
Character: Oskar
Series: "Låt den rätte komma in" / "Let The Right One In"(book)
Character Age: 12

Canon: One could say that "Let The Right One In" is a book about the friendship between a young boy and a vampire but that wouldn't do the story of Oskar and Eli any justice. It's a grim, dark book - but not the gothic, romantic kind of grim. Set in the 1980s the world in which the withdrawn 12-year old Oskar lives is cold and miserable. Not because of vampires, but because it is the real world, with broken families, violence, crimes and loneliness.

One particular source of dread in Oskar's life are his classmates, who make a sport out of terrorizing him. He has an odd obsession with murder cases and serial killers and dreams of standing up to those who torture him. Eli, a strange girl who moves in next door, helps him become more confident. Their friendship deepens and the revelation that Eli is in fact a 200-year old vampire hardly doesn't play a role for Oskar. After all Eli only kills, when it is unavoidable, and in the end Oskar is ready to do just the same to those who threaten him - or Eli.

Sample Post:

Sorry, but I already told you; I haven't subscribed to any magazine. You are starting to get on my nerves. See, that's not my address there, I don't even have an address right now, and if I did, there wouldn't be a nasty word in it. I'm not buying anything and I don't care if you're dead or not. No, I don't have a problem with dead people. You'd be amazed, because ... nevermind.

Also, it's a junior magazine and I'm not a little child anymore. Then, the title. Why would you think I'm .... that kind of person? Just because I scored eight points on this stupid test - that doesn't mean a thing. Yeah, I also solved the "Guess the Cause of Death" riddle - but just because it was so obvious! The first one has to be arsenic because of the blood streaks in the vomit. Why, I just read a lot! It's not bad to read and know things! Some people know a lot about hockey, I just know a lot about ... this kind of stuff. See, you died of a gunshot wound, I can see that from here. Because of the tissue destruction, you know? There was a very similar case in ... oh. I see. That was not very nice of them to do. Really? All the time? Just "out of fun"? Aw, I'm sorry to hear that, because I know how that feels. No, not how to get shot but to be pushed around just because of fun. You know, my girlfriend gave me this advice to just hit back. Hard.

Speaking of that, have you seen her around? Smallish girl, black hair? I just hope she didn't go to the place where they shot you. That could be bad. Naw, I don't worry about her. She just really doesn't like bullies. Okay, if I just keep your silly magazine will you finally let me go and look for her? Fine. At least the trading cards are not that bad. Do you know who "Hannibal Lecter" is? I've got him twice.