The first difference is an obvious one: in the book, the infected are basically vampires, while the movie portrays them as more similar to your typical zombie. When I picked up the book and began to read, I couldn’t help but notice some enormous differences between the book and the movie. ![]() ![]() I, too, was unaware of the fact that the book even existed until I saw it on my brother’s book shelf on a day home from school. Most people are probably aware of I Am Legend because of the 2007 movie released featuring Will Smith. Overall, I Am Legend is a great story, and, while it won’t take weeks to read, you will NEVER be bored with what is there. The story ends in a huge climactic semi cliff-hanger, which leaves you with enough information to end the story satisfactorily, keeping it from dragging on unnecessarily. ![]() As you move throughout the story, Neville learns to tolerate his predicament, though every time he reaches a point of comfort, Matheson throws in a new story twist that causes everything to crash down on Neville, creating even more excitement. Because Matheson throws Neville into such a situation right from the get go-He skips the intro and leaves you to piece together Neville’s history as the story goes on- it is almost impossible to stop at the end of a chapter, because they’re all exciting and many have Massive cliff-hangers that force you to read on. This is the kind of world Richard Matheson throws the reader into, but instead of having you live through the story, you see it play out from over the shoulder of Robert Neville, the supposed only survivor of the infection that has spread over the world and transformed humans and animals alike into aggressive, blood-thirsty killers.
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