I Am Legend by Richard Matheson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of I Am Legend
Book Review: Author is Legend
Summary: 4 Stars
A great twist to the end-of-the-world story at a time when such stories were not even cliches. Similar in dry, almost depressing style of the Cormac McCarthy's "The Road," Matheson takes us into a hard world of survival and dread, where the protagonist fights lonliness and fear, and the loss of human companionship. He deftly weaves in some mumbo-jumbo science to convince us of the possibility of "real" vampires, and then gives a credible twist ending. Bravo! Can't wait to see the movie!Book Review: BETTER THAN THE MOVIE
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great book, and I cannot stress this enough, NOTHING LIKE THE MOVIE! You can read/see one without the other and not have anything ruined for you. I really liked this novel, the spin on vampires. Its reminiscent of a post-apoctalyptic zombie novel (one of my fav genres) and overall a great story. 4 1/2 stars.Book Review: Beware of book - other stories included!
Summary: 3 Stars
Buyer beware! I thought when I was purchasing this book that the ENTIRE book was the story "I am Legend." It's not. The story is only the first 170 pages of the book. The remaining 147 pages are of short stories by the author. I feel deceived. No where on the front or back cover does it tell you that. Books are expensive and I don't feel I got what I paid for. The story "I am Legend" was great, but the short stories have something to be desired. Just be aware of this before you purchase.Book Review: Beyond I am Legend
Summary: 3 Stars
Aside from I Am Legend which after watching both movies based on this book I deem "The Omega Man" to follow the book much closer then "I am Legend." Easy to read and enjoyable. Good story. Following I am Legend are 10 short stories. Strange and interesting. Some of the prose is rich and wordy, a huge difference in writing style then I am Legend. Weird and creepy are some. Was dissapointed at first that half way through the book the story ended then there was this "other stuff" however I have found the reading of these other short stories to be quite entertaining. Because of these I will pass this book to my daughter.Book Review: Book Two Thumbs Up...Movie Pass
Summary: 5 Stars
The very first post apocalyptic book i ever read. And one of the reason why i bought a Kindle and got into reading this genre whether its zombies taking over the bodies of the deceased or the after-effects of a nuclear (emp) holocaust. Like my title says, the book is a classic. The movie, on the other hand, should take notes from the book. Seriously, the book is practically a guide that the films failed to deliver.