The Incredible Shrinking Man (Paperback)

from john257hopper

I was inspired to read this by the recent death of the author. Despite the title and imagery of a 50s B movie, the book is actually very dark, dealing with the physical, psychological, emotional and even (albeit obliquely by modern standards) sexual implications of Scott Carey's shrinking. The no...

from john257hopper

I was inspired to read this by the recent death of the author. Despite the title and imagery of a 50s B movie, the book is actually very dark, dealing with the physical, psychological, emotional and even (albeit obliquely by modern standards) sexual implications of Scott Carey's shrinking. The no...

from Stahl-Ricco

I like Richard Matheson, and two of my favorite stories are in here - "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and "Duel"! And "The Test" is now another! But the title story, not a fan. I liked the idea of the shrinking, the battles with the spider, cat, and bird, and the end, but I did not like the main chara...

from MisterJJones

This is not the sort of book I'd normally enjoy - I picked it up mainly because Matheson's I am Legend is one of my long time favourites. But The Incredible Shrinking Man proved well worth the read, and the other stories (not included in all editions) were a nice bonus. Scott Carey starts shrinki...

from KLmesoftly

Oh, Richard. What is there to say about this? It's cotton-candy pulp, stock gary stu reader avatars and objectifiable women (one of them fifteen, which was pretty gross) and zany pseudosciency happenings and the occasional gem of critical reflection, in this case re: American masculinity and its ...