Scan barcode
A review by adamgolden
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
3.0
(3.5/5★)
While I usually enjoy short, concise reads, I would have preferred if "I am Legend" went on for a bit longer, as I felt the true plot of the book and the ending in particular was fairly rushed. A lot of time was spent on the slow character development of Robert Neville, and his months alone during the aftermath of the twisted vampire apocalypse. While I would normally expect more from this particular genre and idea (vampires; which has been done to death at this point), the fact that this was written in the 50's says a lot about how influential this book must of been to many aspiring horror/vampire-focused authors.
While I usually enjoy short, concise reads, I would have preferred if "I am Legend" went on for a bit longer, as I felt the true plot of the book and the ending in particular was fairly rushed. A lot of time was spent on the slow character development of Robert Neville, and his months alone during the aftermath of the twisted vampire apocalypse. While I would normally expect more from this particular genre and idea (vampires; which has been done to death at this point), the fact that this was written in the 50's says a lot about how influential this book must of been to many aspiring horror/vampire-focused authors.