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Original Title:	The Shrinking Man
ISBN:	0575074639 (ISBN13: 9780575074637)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Scott Carey

The Shrinking Man

Richard Matheson

Paperback | Pages: 201 pages

Rating: 3.8 | 6598 Users | 463 Reviews

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Title	:	The Shrinking Man
Author	:	Richard Matheson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #51
Pages	:	Pages: 201 pages
Published	:	2002 by Gollancz / Orion (first published 1956)
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Horror. Fiction. Fantasy. Classics

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While on holiday, Scott Carey is exposed to a cloud of radioactive spray shortly after he accidentally ingests insecticide. The radioactivity acts as a catalyst for the bug spray, causing his body to shrink at a rate of approximately 1/7 of an inch per day. A few weeks later, Carey can no longer deny the truth: not only is he losing weight, he is also shorter than he was and deduces, to his dismay, that his body will continue to shrink.

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For a moment the entire grotesque spectacle of it swept over him forcibly, the insanity of a world where he could be killed trying to climb to the top of a table that any normal man could lift and carry with one hand. The Shrinking Man. Yeah, the title says it all. What a bold thing it was to write this story at a time when man was the undeniable cornerstone of every home! And what irony to read it today when economic difficulties and rapid social changes have reduced many men to inert members

This is a grim story that explores a mans desire to live despite the inevitable end he faces as a shrinking man. As he shrinks, the protagonist, Scott, loses more and more of his power, being victimized by teenage bullies, his own daughter, and ultimately a spider. I thought the story was fascinating and Mathesons descriptions are so realistic and logical its easy to accept Scotts plight. My only issue with The Incredible Shrinking Man is that Scott is an incredibly unlikable character who

My expectations were too high for this.

This book wasn't at all what I expected. I'd anticipated a heavy focus on science fiction, perhaps accompanied by a little horror, but in actuality the novel is more of a character study, focusing on Scott Carey as he comes to terms with his loss of height. The science behind his affliction is brushed over about two thirds of the way through the story, because by the time we meet Scott, he is past caring about what caused him to shrink, and is predisposed with how to survive as a man less than

One of the good things to come out of the success of last year's "I Am Legend" is that a lot of Richard Matheson's catalog has come back into print. This collection looks like two separate works put together--the short novel "The Incredible Shrinking Man" and a set of short stories by Matheson. "The Incredible Shrinking Man"It's interesting to come to a Matheson novel after finishing the latest Stephen King short story collection. The cover blurb has King stating that Matheson was one of his

Matheson does pretty much everything he can to ensure the protagonist is hard to sympathise with for most of the book. He is consumed with rage, bitterness and fury at the hand the universe has dealt him. He is entirely self-absorbed, lashing out at his friends, family and the world. No one understand what he is going through, they all laugh at him behind his back and pity him to his face. He feels belittled in every way, not just physically.So, I can see why many people might dislike this book.

The Shrinking Man is a really good book, in the sense of its horrifying idea, style of narration, its meticulous description whenever required, and its hidden sub-layer. This was Mr. Matheson's first story that I read, being amongst his earliest written works.The book initiates with a very small chapter, which in short, describes the causes of the protagonist's initiation of shrinkage; and continues while he is 5/7th of an inch tall with the following chapter. The story then interweaves with two