In 2011, the conversation about I Am Legend and H1N1 was about the limits of human science. Like then, thoughts of plagues, death, and social breakdown bother our minds–and the fact that New York City is contagion ground zero in the film and one of today’s COVID-19 hotspots is not insignificant. I Am Legend took on a new significance in 2011 with the outbreak of H1N1 in 2011, fuelling conspiracy theories and providing teachers like me with great material for the classroom. I have decided to use Robert Neville from I Am Legend as the starting point. Although better vampires stories exist, this book is worth the read for any vampire enthusiast and highly recommended.I am preaching tomorrow on the topic, “It is not Good for Man to be Alone” (Gen 2:18). Matheson also takes a new spin on vampire lore, which was one of the reasons this book appealed to me (the other being that it was a required text for a class). If you love stories based on the appeal of the last man, or on the decline of society, then this book would be to your liking. Thankfully, as the story progresses so does the word choice. The beginning, however, seems to be drawn out and the word choice is less than sophisticated.
The book is a great (and quick) read, told by the perspective of Robert Neville, a man feared to be the sole survivor of the human race. If you are purchasing the book because you like the movie you may feel cheated that the movie is merely based on the book, rather than a direct cinematic interpretation. The story is roughly 160 pages long, although there are ten short stories that follow:īuried Talents, The Near Departed, Prey, Witch War, Dance of the Dead, Dress of White Silk, Mad House, The Funeral, From Shadowed Places, and Person to Person. The differences are almost staggering Los Angeles/New York, Caucasian male/African-American male, blue collar/white collar, etc. The most obvious shared attribute is the title.
The book and the movie share only a few details in common.
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