As I listen to audiobooks while driving on the motorway, the road noise can be loud. I did have a problem with the production of this though. Although he was fine for the 5hrs of this book, I am not sure I could listen to him for much longer, as he can sound a bit dull when he was narrating, but this may have just been his approach to this type of story. There was only a small amount of voice acting needed, but all was done well. Performance – 3/5 Robertson Dean is a good narrator – he portrayed the dark and hopeless tone of the story fantastically. It is a bargain that you will not regret. As it is cheap on audible, do what I did and wait for a sale rather than use up a more expensive credit. There is a reason this has stood the test of time. One part especially brought a lump to my throat (you will know which part when you listen to/read it).

We follow him carefully through sadness, anger and frustration. He is extremely believable he makes mistakes, he is not a genius scientist overnight – he needs to learn from scratch, and he not a created as a hero typical of Hollywood film adaptations. The prose is easy and smooth, and his characterisation of Robert Neville is superb. Both parts are told brilliantly, and I was not expecting the second half/ending at all, making it that extra bit special. I Am Legend is split into two, the first part being about how Robert Neville fights the psychological impacts of solitude, the second part about the evolution of the germ/vampires. At first, it seems to combine what we stereotype zombies and vampires to be, but it then moves more towards them being vampires. I thoroughly recommed this, I've bought print copies for several of my friends.Ī classic book that is nothing like the film – but in a good way Story – 5/5 This story is an absolute masterpiece, and a classic that all fantasy/zombie apocalypse fans should read. This audiobook version is very good, the reader/actor captures some of Neville's grimness and despair and the pacing is excellent. The later plot develops a romantic theme and the final third of the novel dips a little but the ending is, quite simply, stunning. The action takes place in Neville's dull suburban street and the first section of the book details his daily routine and his struggle to maintain his sanity. Robert Neville is no superhero but an ordinary man who happens to be immune to the virus that has turned the rest of the world into zombie-like creatues. It is not a big, action fuelled story but a grim story played out on a human level by a very ordinary and at times quite unlikeable protagonist. This is the book that, to my mind, created the modern vampire/zombie genre of horror. If the only version of 'I am Legend' you have heard of is the Will 'Fresh Prince' Smith film version you are in for a treat.

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