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The Incredible Shrinking Man | 
| Author: Richard Matheson
Publisher: Tor Books
Category: Book
Buy New: £4.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 187991
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0765361167
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780765361165
ASIN: 0765361167
Publication Date: April 29, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
The horror slowly overtakes you November 7, 2008
I was really impressed with The Incredible Shrinking Man. The horror slowly overtakes you, and not in the 'things that go bump in the night' way. It's watching a man slowly lose everything that's central to him... his masculinity, his stature as head of his family, his purpose for living, and, probably least of all, his height.
There are plenty of real terrors to be had: giant spiders & bullies & people who want to turn Scott Carey into a sideshow. But the narrative is what makes the book. Richard Matheson does a superb job of capturing with great poignancy the path Scott Carey takes as he slowly lets go of life.
And don't let anyone tell you differently... the ending is fabulous.
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