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 This is the terrifying novel that inspired the classic motion picture.

Inch by inch, day by day, Scott Carey is getting smaller. Once an unremarkable husband and father, Scott finds himself shrinking with no end in sight. His wife and family turn into unreachable giants, the family cat becomes a predatory menace, and Scott must struggle to survive in a world that seems to be growing ever larger and more perilous, until he faces the ultimate limits of fear and existence.

©1956 Richard Matheson (P)2006 Blackstone Audiobooks Horror Scary

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"A horror story if ever there was one....A great adventure story, it is certainly one of that select handful that I have given to people, envying them the experience of the first reading." (Stephen King)
"A classic of suspense as poignant as it is frightening, a mix that only Richard Matheson could pull off." (Dean Koontz)
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I loved the film as a child. It always made me sad. The book is even better. The horror, the anger, the sadness. The basic need for survival , comfort and a place in the world but also the big philosophical question - what is a man? Great book and well read. Loved it.

Incredible.

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A lesson in building tension and creating atmosphere with simple language. He is a master writer and this is an extraordinary story. It's impossible not to share every emotion the protagonist goes through.

Wildly imaginative and brilliantly performed.

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Having thoroughly enjoyed a previous Richard Matheson story (I Am Legend - also on audible) I was anxious to see if his other work could measure up to its standards. This story is exciting, intriguing and exceptionally well paced. My initial concerns over the narrator were quickly put to rest as after a while you sink into the story. Incredible!

Incredible!

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One of the best audiobooks on this website and I've gone through a lot of them

A must read

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Would you listen to The Incredible Shrinking Man again? Why?

Probably, although I wouldn't rush to it. The plot was good, even if it took a little while to get used to it flicking back and forth between the past and present. Plenty of can't-put-it-down spells. I appreciate it isn't supposed to be a 'happy' story, but being intense from beginning to end gave a feeling of wanting to come up for air.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Incredible Shrinking Man?

Won't give the story away ;-)

Not one of Matheson's best, but still a good story

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