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One of the most influential vampire novels of the 20th century, I Am Legend regularly appears on the "10 Best" lists of numerous critical studies of the horror genre. As Richard Matheson's third novel, it was first marketed as science fiction (for although written in 1954, the story takes place in a future 1976). A terrible plague has decimated the world, and those who were unfortunate enough to survive have been transformed into blood-thirsty creatures of the night. Except, that is, for Robert Neville. He alone appears to be immune to this disease, but the grim irony is that now he is the outsider. He is the legendary monster who must be destroyed because he is different from everyone else. Employing a stark, almost documentary style, Richard Matheson was one of the first writers to convince us that the undead can lurk in a local supermarket freezer as well as a remote Gothic castle. His influence on a generation of bestselling authors--including Stephen King and Dean Koontz--who first read him in their youth is, well, legendary. --Stanley Wiater
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Starred Review. Robert Neville has witnessed the end of the world. The world's population has been obliterated by a vampire virus, though Neville has somehow survived. As he toils to make sense of it all and protect himself against the hounding vampires who seek out his life force, Neville embarks on a series of projects to discover the source of the plague and hopefully put an end to the vampires. In a tale that plays with the slippery slope of sanity, Dean makes the perfect choice for a narrator. His powerful performance proves chilling and haunting. As Neville teeters on the edge of sanity, Dean manipulates his tone, speed, emphasis and projection accordingly, making listeners tremble with his narration. While some might rebuke his narration for being too dramatic or providing too much interpretation, Dean's intensity adds to the book in a way that benefits listeners over readers. The visceral nature of his performance evokes the image of a foamy-mouthed Dean growling at a microphone with spittle flying. A Tor paperback. (Oct.)
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I Am Legend was a decently good book in my opinion, a little hard to follow at some points,but what do you expect reading a book about the last man on earth. It had a good story line, and a fairly good ending and i would recommend reading it. It was also very interesting with the fact that the author took real superstitions about vampires and was able to put scientific meaning behind each of them. Lastly, i don't recommend anyone to go watch the movie, seeing as it sparsely follows the storyline of the book, and has a completely different ending!! I'd also recommend reading Tino Georgiou's bestselling novel--The Fates--if you haven't yet!
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Suite à une étrange épidémie, très contagieuse, les êtres humains sont devenus vampires. Un seul survivant reste intouché, Robert Neville, calfeutré dans sa grande maison au coeur d'une ville morte, qui cherche de la nourriture et des matériaux pour survivre le jour et empêche les vampires d'entrer chez lui la nuit. Une lutte épuisante, que nous suivons, étape par étape, et déchirante, quand Robert reconnaît un voisin, un camarade de classe, ou un commerçant qu'il côtoyait dans sa vie de tous les jours avant l'épidémie.
L'histoire ne nous laisse pas de répit, c'est un livre qui se boit, qui se lit en deux jours sans sommeil, et qui préfigure bien d'autres livres dans cette veine ensuite, dont l'excellent The Passage , qui reprend l'idée du virus, mais lui donne un tour très différent - on y retrouvera cependant l'ambiance féroce de "I am legend".
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L'histoire ne nous laisse pas de répit, c'est un livre qui se boit, qui se lit en deux jours sans sommeil, et qui préfigure bien d'autres livres dans cette veine ensuite, dont l'excellent The Passage , qui reprend l'idée du virus, mais lui donne un tour très différent - on y retrouvera cependant l'ambiance féroce de "I am legend".
A lire, si ce n'est déjà fait !
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First published in 1954, this SF-novel -situated between 1986 and 1989- has been filmed 3 times. According to SF-fans, no film, not even the one starring Will Smith, betters the original, this book, which this reader finds truly scary.
A mysterious, deadly disease has spread worldwide and there is only one survivor, Robert Neville (RN) living in a suburb of LA. He lost his wife and daughter in the pandemic. His immunity may stem from surviving a bite from a vampire bat in Panama. Who knows? There is no one left he can ask.
In daylight Robert is safe and can move about on foot or by car through deserted streets, take whatever he needs from abandoned supermarkets, shops, libraries, to defend himself against what happens when night falls.
Because after dark RN is on the defensive and prays for daybreak to come. Each morning he checks and repairs damage to his home inflicted by crowds of mutated victims of the pandemic led by a former colleague and friend, who resemble in many respects the vampires described in Bram Stoker's classic novel `Dracula'. After nightfall the living dead gather outside his barricaded home protected by light bulbs, homegrown garlic and crosses. They howl all night for him to come out, throw stones, try to invade his home to feed on his blood...
RN is both a despairing and an organized person. With his house made nearly impregnable and gradually managing his chain smoking and binge drinking (with 2.000 cartons of cigarettes stacked in his late daughter's bedroom and unlimited access to booze in daytime), RN becomes a researcher, using the massive, silent library and specialized shops to get the material needed to figure out what exactly is the matter with the mutants he finds dead on his lawn each morning. Etc., etc. Dear readers, this reader has disclosed only 30% of what happens and follows.
This is a short but very, very rich book and a superior piece of nonsense, which is what SF is about. Richard Matheson (b. 1926) is an SF-icon and a very productive and successful book-, screen- and short story writer. This reader is no great fan of SF, but this is a true masterpiece!
A mysterious, deadly disease has spread worldwide and there is only one survivor, Robert Neville (RN) living in a suburb of LA. He lost his wife and daughter in the pandemic. His immunity may stem from surviving a bite from a vampire bat in Panama. Who knows? There is no one left he can ask.
In daylight Robert is safe and can move about on foot or by car through deserted streets, take whatever he needs from abandoned supermarkets, shops, libraries, to defend himself against what happens when night falls.
Because after dark RN is on the defensive and prays for daybreak to come. Each morning he checks and repairs damage to his home inflicted by crowds of mutated victims of the pandemic led by a former colleague and friend, who resemble in many respects the vampires described in Bram Stoker's classic novel `Dracula'. After nightfall the living dead gather outside his barricaded home protected by light bulbs, homegrown garlic and crosses. They howl all night for him to come out, throw stones, try to invade his home to feed on his blood...
RN is both a despairing and an organized person. With his house made nearly impregnable and gradually managing his chain smoking and binge drinking (with 2.000 cartons of cigarettes stacked in his late daughter's bedroom and unlimited access to booze in daytime), RN becomes a researcher, using the massive, silent library and specialized shops to get the material needed to figure out what exactly is the matter with the mutants he finds dead on his lawn each morning. Etc., etc. Dear readers, this reader has disclosed only 30% of what happens and follows.
This is a short but very, very rich book and a superior piece of nonsense, which is what SF is about. Richard Matheson (b. 1926) is an SF-icon and a very productive and successful book-, screen- and short story writer. This reader is no great fan of SF, but this is a true masterpiece!
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I am Good book
Bon livre qui tient en haleine le lecteur.
A la suite de I am legend, quelques "nouvelles" du même auteur.
A la suite de I am legend, quelques "nouvelles" du même auteur.
Publié il y a 15 mois par Michel
Très original
Tout d'abord, rien à voir avec le film (Ce livre est beaucoup mieux !), et rien à voir avec une histoire de vampire. Lire la suite
Publié le 7 avril 2009 par Imalac
Good story, very philosophical ending, well worth the read
I first watched the movie and then, after researching about the original novel, bought the book. I was very intrigued by the story line and my expectations of the book were not... Lire la suite
Publié le 17 juillet 2008 par Ralph Hummel
Don't miss this.
Horror buffs should buy this one. I think one of the best Vampire stories.
Publié le 29 mai 2003
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