Reviews

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

chelseadollphin's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mel_jade's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

frankikaos's review

4.0

I really enjoyed this!

faithtrustpixiedust's review against another edition

5.0

I buddy read this with Nana! It was a re-read for me, my first read being in junior year of high school, and I have to say, I really enjoyed it once more!

How quickly one accepts the incredible if only one sees it enough.

Honestly the best thing about this book is Robert Neville. He's sad and alone and a little bit crazy, and I loved him. The poor guy deserves a nice long hug and a good ol' dog. He's such a fantastically complex character, and I really savored his sarcastic conversations with himself:

Crossing your fingers, Neville? Knocking on wood?

He ignored that, beginning to suspect his mind of harboring an alien. Once he might have termed it conscience. Now it was only an annoyance. Morality, after all, had fallen with society. He was his own ethic.

Makes a good excuse, doesn’t it, Neville? Oh, shut up.

*sighs contentedly* That's the good stuff, right there.

The very ending sort of bothered me on the second go, despite enjoying it the first time, and I didn't like Ruth as much as I had either. It was still pretty fantastic though.

Now, could Hollywood get it right for once? They've tried like 4 times and they still can't do it for some reason. Maybe Netflix should have a go this time.

Read this review and more on my blog here!

sade's review against another edition

5.0

I'm just going to start with saying The Will Smith movie doesn't properly capture the character "Robert Neville"
That being said this book is definitely AMAZING!! You can practically feel Robert's despair, the lack of hope.. You're rooting for him and at the same time so afraid for him..When he ends with the quote "I Am Legend" even though the end is staring him in the face, I can't help but be happy for him.

kyofu's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

books_with_kaumudi's review against another edition

3.0

I wasn't able to follow the story in the beginning but it started to make sense as I read further. I also felt the story-telling was a little bit dry.

rat_leooo's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ollies2425's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

readingwmiles's review against another edition

3.0

3.5