Richard Burton Matheson - I Am Legend - 9

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I Am Legend

This is a very effective short novel, told in a direct and simple way. Atmosphere is established quickly and effectively. The cast of characters is small. It hearkens back to a simpler style of storytelling, which so often seem to be lost in today's world of 700+ page long epics, with a cast of characters that reads like a phone book, and multiple convoluted storylines. I read it shortly after reading John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids, another classic short novel very much in the same style.

One thing I really liked about this book was that the protagonist, when faced with a horrible post-apocalyptic doom, turns to deductive reasoning, ingenuity, and thoughtful scientific research as he searches for an explanation and perhaps even a solution.

Vampire stories are not really my cup of tea, but I would certainly recommend this one to anyone.

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