I really only wanted to read (listen to since I grabbed the audio version) I am Legend. So I quit after 2 of the short stories. They didnt really seem worth the extra 5 hours of recording...
I am Legend - 3
Very different compared to the movie. I am a sucker for apocalyptic stories. I like that it tried to explain vampires in terms of science fiction. The ending... was meh. It made sense of the title in a way I dont believe the movie did. SPOILER he is legend because there is a new society of infected who sustain themselves with a medication. They fear R. Neville because he was not infected so... he was now the stuff of legend opposed to vampires since vampires were now the majority. MAYBE that would have made for a cool story if there was a time lapse of more than a few years... it doesnt make sense... they all used to be human. How are they that baffled by it in just 5 years.


Pingpong - 2 Uhm Was there supposed to he an ending? At least the writing did decent at getting you hooked into the moment via repetition. Oh voice actor going forward is weird. It differs from I am legend is kind of silly.

Dead Wife -2 So short. Its more of a morbid joke than anything. ( )

Loved Matheson's writing, in both I am Legend and the short stories. However, protag's hang-up on being horny throughout the first half was weird. Was leaving out masturbation as an option a writing choice to show his need for physical intimacy and to highlight his loneliness? Or a product of the author's own hang ups? product of the times? ( )

This is probably my weirdest "comfort" book. None of the three movies made from this story are as good as the book. The insight into Robert's mind is the most important part of the story. I first read this book in college in a class called "Evil Lurks Among Us," and I fell in love with it. I have since read it many times and listened to the audiobook. Despite the fact that it is a rather scary story, I find the story to be very comfortable. I think Robert feels like a familiar person to me, and I enjoy my time with him. My favorite part of the story is the last few lines which include the title and I feel that the movies all miss the point being made in the last bit of the story. Robert has become the monster in this world. He is now the equivalent of the myth of the vampire that we have in our world. ( )

2.5
The isolation and mental torment was the most interesting part for me. He lost me on his poorly linked science garble. Just not my thing ( )

If all you know of I Am Legend is the Will Smith movie, you owe it to yourself to read this, the source material. It's FAR better. ( )