I Am Legend by Richard Matheson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of I Am Legend
Book Review: Excellent and thoughtful
Summary: 5 Stars
After seeing "The Omega Man" on AMC I decided to buy the book. It was a thousand times better. The novel is an important work showing what it is like to all of a sudden become the outcast in society. The main character goes from being a average man to being a legendary evil in a new world. Guarenteed to make you think.Book Review: I Am Legend, A Masterpiece from a Legendary Author!
Summary: 5 Stars
A long time ago, I saw "The Omega Man" and liked it so much that I sought out the book it was adapted from. "I Am Legend" was nothing like the Charlton Heston movie, but it was the best damn vampire novel I had ever read. Since reading the book, I have collected all of Richard Matheson's other novels and short story collections, but "I Am Legend" remains my personal favorites. Robert Neville's struggle to survive in a world of vampires robs him of his humanity, transforming him into a legndary boogyman, who stalks and murders the planet's new nocturnal citizens as they sleep. No true horror fan should go without reading this landmark novel. Matheson always leaves his readers wanting more, which is more than can be said for most of the post Stephen King bloated bestsellers.Book Review: Not a Horror Masterpiece
Summary: 4 Stars
The story flows well. Not very scary. The vampires are certainly not Anne Rice's, beautiful and intelligent immortals. These vampires are diminished and painfully stupid. However it is worth the buy and holds interest. The last human on an earth overrun with vampires, it sucks you in . A great weekend read.Book Review: A Vampire Novel Not to Be missed!
Summary: 4 Stars
For those of us who love the tradition of horror writing, this is a novel not to be missed. The book was unfortunately out of print for about 20 years and I was only able to find and old used copy of it. I am glade to see it has been revived! Although written in the fifties, its bizarre blend of horror and science fiction,gives this book a universal quality that has stood the test of time. I would highly recommended it to readers.Book Review: Very good story.....lousy ending.
Summary: 3 Stars
Good writing style, but lousy ending, particularly when the book ends halfway and you are left with short tales that I, at first, thought were a continuation of the novel. While there are always vampires outside the hero's house, you only get one good vampire/hero encounter...The woman leader of the new society is bizarre to say the least and the only person the reader gets to meet from the new society. The story has much potential (I find myself building on the story), but the author lacked the ability to spin out a good ending.