Location:Virginia
180 Books
See allWow! Having never read this until now, I'm wondering how the hell we got to the neck-bolt wearing creature we have in pop culture today.
The only similarity is that the “monster” was, indeed reanimated. But, he spoke with eloquence and carried pistols. He was not some lumbering oaf, but a total badass skilled in the dark art of revenge.
Damn good!
I have been meaning to read this ever since seeing the Will Smith movie adaptation. I must say that this book has a much more powerful message. The movie reversed the message for whatever reason (Hollywood formula?) and I now consider “I Am Legend” a good zombie / vampire / whatever flick, but nothing more.
When I read the actual words “I Am Legend” in the text, it had a huge impact. It was one of those WTF moments that is really rare. I would consider this a “classic” as many others have already done. The internal struggle of Robert Neville about what he is doing to these “creatures” and his justification along the way is very well done.
I wish the movie had explored that instead of just making it another “Zombie” movie.