I Am Legend by Richard Matheson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of I Am Legend
Book Review: Horror Extrordinaire!
Summary: 5 Stars
Rarely do I pay attention to the fanfare on a books cover, but Dean Koontz is right on the money calling I Am Legend "the most clever and riveting vampire novel since Dracula." A scientific twist on the vampire myth, with a great ending. Read this and you'll see why Matheson is the well from which so much modern horror flows. Matheson makes you feel like you're the last normal person in a world overrun with vampires. I don't know what was the bigger reason in my tearing through this in one night...the page-turning suspense or me looking for an excuse to not turn out the lights that night! Also check out the short stories "The Near Departed," two-and-a-half pages that will cut you like a razor's edge, "The Funeral," a comic twist on the vampire genre, and "Prey," basis for the terrifying tiki doll with a vengeance story from the old "Trilogy of Terror" movie (I had almost gotten over my phobia of tiki dolls that movie gave me until I read this!).Book Review: Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
If it werent for Jaws, the genre that we know today would not existed. And if it werent for I am legend,by Richard Matheson, Stephen King and Clive Barker would be writting god knows what. Cause I Am Legend, a book about a guy who is trapped in a world of vampiers is amazing, storyfull, scary, paranoic and it has everything that a good novel needs. Bram Stokers Dracula is still the best vampire novel, but I Am Legend is right behind it. Thank you Richard for this great book (i think even vampires enyoed it :))Book Review: Excellent work by a pioneer of the horror genre
Summary: 5 Stars
Nothing Matheson has ever written has disapointed me (what can I say, all those rave reviews aren't just a smoke screen) but "I am Legend" is different because it is a landmark in the vamp genre. In a world where so much garbage is pumped out into the public and passed off as literature it's nice to read something of substance, something gothic and dark and big enough to make you forget your life. The plight of Neville in this gem made me forget my own worries, and Matheson's unique use of the English language allowed me to visualize that plight in detailed horror. If you enjoy the works of Stoker and Rice, but haven't read Matheson, you don't know what you're missing.Book Review: Matheson is Legend
Summary: 5 Stars
From the claustrophobic beginning, to the exciting & unexpected ending this book delivers. A central character you get to care about & set-pieces that are crying out to be shot on film ( the encounter with the vampires while racing back to his home in the station wagon had me gripped!). The Omega Man is a very poor indicator of the impact and excitement of this novel. Cannot recommend it high enough. A thoroughly deserved 5 stars!Book Review: A Must read for all Vampire fans
Summary: 4 Stars
I was excited to purchase this book after long being out of print. I read it in one day. I thought this was an excellent post-apocalyptic vampire story. It is not a scary book, but a good one. You can sure see why Matheson was the inspiration for authors like Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Although not five stars, I would highly recommend reading it. You will especially like this if you enjoyed the movie "Omega Man" with Charlton Heston. It was based on this novel.