I Am Legend
by Richard Matheson
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Author: Richard MathesonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-30
ISBN: 0765318741
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Tor Books
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Summary: 5 Stars
Following my usual preference for reading before viewing, I looked up Richard Matheson's book after one of my Amazon friends reviewed it. Though not a big vampire fan, I was completely absorbed in this classic story.
Robert Neville is apparently the only survivor of a plague that turned the rest of mankind into vampires. Barricaded in his house by night, he roams during the day when the creatures hide from the light. Anger, alcohol and the horrors he's seen threaten to push him into madness but he channels his energy into searching for the science behind the phenomenon. The story--a short novel--keeps its relentless pace and tension right through to the jarring conclusion.
There's always a challenge in keeping the "voice" all the way through a story with essentially one character and not much dialog. Matheson meets that challenge. Neville goes through the fire of his solitary horror-ridden years and comes out rusty-voiced but not without hope. At the end, a tipping point, a synthesis--too late for Neville to ponder it, but it will stay with the reader for a long time.
Linda Bulger, 2008
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