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Cell: A Novel. Stephen King
Cell A Novel Stephen King
Author: Stephen King
'Civilization slipped into its second dark age on an unsurprising track of blood but with a speed that could not have been foreseen by even the most pessimistic futurist. By Halloween, every major city from New York to Moscow stank to the empty heavens and the world as it had been was a memory.' The event became known as The Pulse. The virus was...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781444707823
ISBN-10: 1444707825
Pages: 512
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  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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reviewed Cell: A Novel. Stephen King on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 13
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 naive 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.
LaurieS avatar reviewed Cell: A Novel. Stephen King on + 504 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
Cell is about the end of the world via cell phone. It's very timely, considering you can't get a darn coffee without having to hear someone else's onesided conversation.

One afternoon people are going about their annoying conversations when suddenly all who were talking on the cells turn into bloodthirsty, violent "phone crazies". And those who own a cell but weren't using it at the time and make the fatal stake of calling their loved ones, or 911, to find out what the hell is going on, turn all crazy as well. Soon most everyone has reverted into a raving lunatic. The story follows a small band of survivors who were lucky enough to avoid the cell phone crazy making message as they make their way in this strange new world. It's very violent, often sad and some of the action eerily takes place in my neighboring town! Though the ending had me pulling my hair out, I remained entranced until the last word.
VeganFreak avatar reviewed Cell: A Novel. Stephen King on
Helpful Score: 8
I don't read much horror and I haven't been a big King fan in ten or fifteen years, but I did enjoy Cell.

I was surprised by how well written it was and I was hooked by the second page. It was exciting and made me want to keep reading it, because I just had to know what was going to happen to the characters.

I wasn't crazy about where it ended and I felt like there could have been a little more to the story, but it was good.

As I'm sure you can guess by the pool of blood on the cover, this was gory; although, I did not think it was scary.
Kit avatar reviewed Cell: A Novel. Stephen King on + 68 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
Stephen King is one of those writers that can put feeling into each and every word and in doing so can creep you out! This is the story of Clay Riddell, who was in the heart of Boston on that brilliant autumn afternoon when hell was unleashed before his eyes. Without warning, carnage and chaos reigned. Ordinary people fell victim to the basest, most animalistic destruction. And the apocalypse began with the ring of a cell phone...
Stephen King will make you think twice about picking up your cell phone.
reviewed Cell: A Novel. Stephen King on + 15 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Reminds me of his older work... the best book I have read by Stephen King in a while. It was hard to put down!
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paxtonholley avatar reviewed Cell: A Novel. Stephen King on + 67 more book reviews
85% of this book is really good. The way Stephen King drops you at the end is a real letdown. For me , at least. The premise is solid and the action/characters are very well drawn out. But that ending. Yikes.
reviewed Cell: A Novel. Stephen King on + 72 more book reviews
updated "night of the living dead"... only much scarier... hard to put down really
joann avatar reviewed Cell: A Novel. Stephen King on + 412 more book reviews
The world has been zapped by a cell phone alarm. Those that had cell phones are turned into zombie-like creatures. Clay Riddell does not own a cell phone and is therefore spared. He stumbles upon others who are lucky enough to not have had a cell phone and they form a group.
They need to figure a way to survive. Clay is in search of his wife and his son. That is his primary goal in this novel.

I am a huge Stephen King fan, but I would not put this down as a must read for those who are considering reading his works.
reviewed Cell: A Novel. Stephen King on
A fun and interesting take on the zombie apocalypse genre ala Stephen King. Includes the wonderful character development typical of a SCtephen King novel and a must read for King aficionados.
reviewed Cell: A Novel. Stephen King on + 53 more book reviews
What a great book! I kept picturing this mass hoard of zombie type people taking over everything. They would ever fight with each other using little more than grunts to get their point across. It makes you wonder if it could ever really happen. There aren't very many people that don't own a cell phone nowadays. Maybe next time you answer it you will be brainwashed. :)
tintina avatar reviewed Cell: A Novel. Stephen King on + 3 more book reviews
Cell is the best of Stephen Kings books. Is a world much like today, where everybody has a cellphone glued to their ear, and people are controlled through this cellphones.
reviewed Cell: A Novel. Stephen King on + 4 more book reviews
I hadn't read a Stephen King book in a long time because he started getting into the serial novels, which wasn't my thing. King hits it out of the park with this one, once again though. Great book, couldn't put it down.
mcdfamily avatar reviewed Cell: A Novel. Stephen King on
great book----as usualy Stephen King delivers in a spooky way!

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