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The King of Weird creeps us out again with this new bestseller. All hell breaks loose one afternoon when people’s cell phones start ringing. You simply won’t believe what mankind is capable of and who (or what) is pulling the strings. But not everyone is affected, including Clay Riddell who didn’t have a cell phone that day. Clay desperately wants to find his family, especially his son, which he sets out to do with naïve hope and unyielding resolve. He picks up a few stragglers along the way and together they take on an inconceivable force. The action starts on the very first page, so be prepared for a wild ride from the very beginning. And remember - don’t answer the phone.
I love this book. It's better than The Stand - my former favorite Stephen King novel. I have been looking forward to reading The Cell since hearing Stephen King speak last year. He was talking about getting ideas for books and talked about how he was standing outside a Boston hotel and watching a lady talk on a cell phone and thought - what would happen if she suddenly went crazy? What would happen if everyone in the world with a cell phone suddenly went crazy? Oh, it's a delicious thing to think about. And Stephen King's narrative is hypnotic. He's a master storyteller and I didn't want to put the book down for days - and I'm still leery about picking up my cell phone. Now, weeks later, I'm having dreams and phone-crazies and proteting my family from them. It's powerful stuff, gets into your psyche. I'm still thinking about the characters.Read full review
Stephen King Ultimate Collection = 20 doreen.skinner21@gmail.com : contact me CELL BY STEPHEN KING: Cell is Stephen King's first horror novel since he completed his epic "Dark Tower" series. In the middle of writing the last two books in the series he was asked what he'd be writing about next and his response had been something to the effect of: "I'm never writing another book again!" That's what happens when you ask a guy about writing when he's drowning in thousands of pages and hundreds of thousands of words. But now some years and much needed rest and recovery later, Cell takes technology and cell phones to a whole new level: zombies!
VIOLENCE GORE ADULT LANGUAGE ADULT CONTENT YES, YES, YES!!! The MOST frightening thing I've read since Dean Koontz's "Watchers"! THIS is the kind of novel I enjoy and I enjoy movies of the same type. Barring these (which are so few and far between), you will see me reading true-life cases; you can watch me any night of the week watching forensic, pathology and cold case shows. I know serial killers better than they know themselves! What makes them all so TERRIFYING is that they could happen! This is a case in point... Great novel, just great. A beautiful day in the neighborhood - and then everyone and anyone who had contact with a cell phone goes bonkers. Doesn't everyone, every kid, every single DOG have a cell these days?? A simple code (highly possible) sent via satellite and they are all either eating each others' throats out, committing suicide or, the lucky ones who HAD no cell are running for cover! I won't even go into it, there's no need. The characters are as fleshed-out as they need to be to fight this kind of fight and they all have their normal human fallabilities as well as their extreme heroism. A FABULOUS, FRIGHTENING read, I recommend it highly if you like this sort of literature! King at his best - hard to say THAT since he is so OFTEN at his best! READ IT!! PLEASE VOTE IF YOU FOUND MY REVIEW OR GUIDE HELPFUL! THANK YOU SO MUCH! :)Read full review
Yeah an actual Stephen King book that doesn't have the annoying flashbacks that his other novels had of kids or the typical religious nonsense! I'm actually reading it thinking 'wow he's actually written a novel that isn't just boring space filler of pages,' its a rarity of entertainment! I must admit I was getting rather annoyed at the various books by Stephen King I bought that just didn't get to the point of the story an were a total waste of my time. I guess this is one of those rare exceptions! You want a good story get this novel!
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