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1	[[quoteright:285:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shrek_book_william_steig.jpeg]]
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3	''Shrek!'' is a 1990 fantasy children's book by Creator/WilliamSteig about the titular repugnant green monster, who leaves home to see the world and winds up marrying an equally ugly princess. It was the inspiration for the [[WesternAnimation/Shrek1 2001 animated film of the same name]], but [[InNameOnly very loosely]].
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6	!!This story provides examples of:
7	* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The donkey possesses this style of speech.
8	* BreathWeapon: Shrek can breathe fire, which he uses to fight both a knight and a dragon.
9	* CardCarryingVillain: Shrek is so repulsive that plants wilt in his presence and animals flee from him. He's very proud of this.
10	* EyeBeams: Shrek's glare is so intense that it can heat food.
11	* GoodHurtsEvil: Shrek at one point dreams of a meadow of flowers full of happy children frolicking, which is so distressing to him that he's reduced to tears.
12	* HoldYourHippogriffs: The narrative does this a lot. Shrek's parents "hissed" things over and "kicked" him goodbye, and Shrek left the black hole in which he'd been "hatched".
13	* InvincibleVillain: Literally nothing can harm Shrek throughout the book, even when he's being struck with lightning, he can NoSell it by gulping it down.
14	* MeaningfulName: Shrek's name comes from the Yiddish word meaning "fear."
15	* RhymesOnADime: Every character in the story possesses this style of speech, and when they don't, they use alliteration.
16	* SapientSteed: Unlike in the movie, the donkey is big enough for Shrek to ride.
17	* TalkingAnimal: The donkey. Every other animal character is just a normal animal.
18	* UnholyMatrimony: The plot kicks off when Shrek is told that he's destined to marry a princess even uglier than him. When he finally finds her, they fall in LoveAtFirstSight and are delighted by the other's repulsiveness.
19	-->"And they lived horribly ever after, scaring the socks off all who fell afoul of them."
20	* VillainProtagonist: Shrek takes delight in causing misery wherever he goes with his powers and sheer ugliness, a notable example being stealing a pheasant from a peasant so he could eat it.
21	* WitchClassic: Soon after leaving home Shrek comes across one in the woods, an old woman with a long nose who is boiling bats in her giant black cauldron. He trades her some of his "rare lice" to her in exchange for getting his fortune told.

Context Literature / Shrek