Read and finished I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson I am so glad the movie had nothing to do with the book except the character's name. Also glad there wasn't a zombie circle jerk like in the film.

Starting The Light Fantastic, by Terry Pratchett

Finished:

11/22/63, by Stephen King - Hey! King CAN write romance and a satisfying ending. I thoroughly enjoyed the book from cover to cover.

I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson - I saw the William Smith movie before I read the book, and while I enjoyed both formats, I enjoyed the ending of the book much better. It ending actually fits the title.

Started:

IT, by Stephen King - I haven't read a lot of King, so I am finally catching up.

And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie - Also, never read any Agatha Christie, so I will start with this one.

Deadhouse Gates, by Steven Ericson

After finding the first Malazan book disappointingly devoid of pathos, I'm glad to say this one delivered. Here the mythic, in it's terror and beauty, mixes well with the gritty day-to-day.

I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson

A small masterpiece. The father or the zombie apocalypse, except here the flesh eaters are thinking, communicating people, something that actually makes the theme of isolation even greater. Brilliant in it's themes. (What was that shitty Will Smith movie even trying to? LOL).

Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury

1/3 in to it so far, and so far I see no good qualities in it. It's full of dreamlike romanticizing about childhood, what being a man is like, what being a woman is like... all nonsense, quite sexist, and the dreamlike driftiness just works against the horror elements.

Finished: Tortilla Flat, by John Steinbeck I love Steinbeck and he's probably my favorite author but this one didn't resonate with me as much as his other books have. I still enjoyed it though!

Started: I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson I saw the movie in theaters when it came out a while ago and loved the movie. I heard the book was even better and so far I'm loving it!

Finished The Road, by Cormac McCarthy Finished No Country For Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy

Thoroughly enjoyed both.

Started Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel Also started I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson

Finished The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson - I highly joined this. The last few hundred pages flew by. The world and characters are well fleshed out while the pacing can be a little slow at times.

Started I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson - about halfway done. Very quick paced story so far. Although, I don't feel like the protagonist is relatable.

Started 11/22/63 - about 300 pages in, I'm enjoying the book so far, but I feel like we haven't really started on the main plot and we're still building up to it. The characters and writing have been fun.

Finished Mass Effect Andromeda: Annihilation, by Catherynne M. Valente

Started I am Legend, by Richard Matheson

I got sometime off this week for Thanksgiving, so I'm hoping I might be able to squeeze in a couple more.

Finished I am Legend, by Richard Matheson and Winter's Bone, by Daniel Woodrell

I was pretty disappointed by I am Legend. It was pretty creepy, and not in the "vampires are scary" good creepy way.

I chose Winter's Bone because I was up at my parents place in rural Appalachia, and it seemed appropriate.

Started The Hike, by Drew Magary. So far it seems pretty much like modern day Alice in Wonderland.

Onto my fourth week of the summer, and haven't read as much as I would have liked but I read some amazing books and a few stinkers too.

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Finished:

Crooked Kingdom, by Leigh Bardugo - I disliked it. I didn't like the first book much either but thought I would give it another try. I know there are a lot of fans so I will leave it at that to avoid hate DM's.

I am Legend, by Richard Matheson - great, quick read. I enjoyed it. It wasn't mind-blowing but it was solid.

The Crow Road, by Iain Banks - it took me awhile to get into it but once I did it was great. The family dynamics were interesting. The switch to a murder mystery tone halfway through was a little jarring but still interesting.

The Obelisk Gate, by N.K. Jemisin - loved it. Love the world, love the characters, love the writing. Still anxiously waiting for the next book to be available. I also found a deal on her other books on my Kobo and promptly bought them all too.

The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin - I really wanted to like this more than I did. The ending actually "saved" it a bit for me. I expected to love it, almost hated it and at the end was tepidly okay with it.

Death is Hard Work, by Khaled Khalifa - I was pleasantly surprised by this little book. I wish that I could read it in the native language because I feel like some things are always missed in translation.

Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins - not a great book but one that I plowed through easily enough. Figured out the antagonist pretty early on which made it less interesting. I like imperfect and unreliable characters though and this was chock full of them. Writing was bland.

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel - my favourite read of the summer so far. A beautiful book, beautifully written and I didn't want it to end. I could read about this post-apocalyptic world forever.

I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson

I’m starting this one today. I thought the movie was okay, but I’ve heard the book has a more interesting twist to it. Anyway, it’s a classic in horror fiction that can’t be ignored.

Finishing The Beautiful Things That Awaits Us All, by Laird Barron, starting I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson.

Finished:

The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller

I am Legend, by Richard Matheson

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Started:

The Winter of the Witch, by Katherine Arden

Just finished I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson and started on Stardust, by Neil Gaiman.

Saw both movies the other day and decided to pick up the books for each to see how they compare.

Just finished I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson. Really good short book. Ending is quite abrupt however still recommend it. Starting the second book in the Dune series, Dune Messiah, by Frank Herbert. First book was amazing so hoping the second is just as good.

I finished Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley this week and started reading I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson.

I Am Legend, by Robert Matheson

Just started reading it yesterday. It differs from the Will Smith movie a lot, as it is set 1950's Manhattan and the infected can speak.