Welcome to another book review of Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam Blog.
Today I would like to talk briefly about a novel I read recently. The novel was Richard Matheson’s 1954 science fiction horror I am Legend. One famous novelist called this “the most clever and riveting vampire story since Dracula.” Of course, I watched the movie and thought it was terrific, intense, and added an entirely new dimension to this horror genre. What I also enjoyed about the movie was that it wasn’t merely interested in showing infected living-dead creatures eating other creatures, but it was deeply interested in revealing Will Smith’s character, Robert Neville and his love for his dog. I really enjoyed that dimension of the movie. I did not know what to expect from the book, but I was deeply impressed with it. The novel is about vampires, which is certainly different than the movie version. Some of these vampires cogent to point of calling Robert Neville’s name and others are animal-like. They wonder purposelessly. In the book, Robert Neville…the last living human being not infected. He establishes a routine, a life liturgy. He does things over and over again…but he gets tired of the sameness of his life and it is when he tries something different that his life engages all sorts of unique actions. Continue reading “Video Book Review#5 I am Legend by Richard Matheson”