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Buy Cell: A Novel by Stephen King available and for sale on Brightsurf
| View Larger Image | Cell: A Novel
by Stephen King
| | List Price: | $9.99 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 47463 | | Studio: | Pocket Star | | | Binding: | Mass Market Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 480 | | Publication Date: | November 21, 2006 | | Publisher: | Pocket Star |
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Product Description
WHERE WERE YOU ON OCTOBER 1ST AT 3:03 P.M.?Graphic artist Clay Riddell 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.... |
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Witness Stephen King's triumphant, blood-spattered return to the genre that made him famous. Cell, the king of horror's homage to zombie films (the book is dedicated in part to George A. Romero) is his goriest, most horrific novel in years, not to mention the most intensely paced. Casting aside his love of elaborate character and town histories and penchant for delayed gratification, King yanks readers off their feet within the first few pages; dragging them into the fray and offering no chance catch their breath until the very last page. In Cell King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism. Mobile phones deliver the apocalypse to millions of unsuspecting humans by wiping their brains of any humanity, leaving only aggressive and destructive impulses behind. Those without cell phones, like illustrator Clayton Riddell and his small band of "normies," must fight for survival, and their journey to find Clayton's estranged wife and young son rockets the book toward resolution. Fans that have followed King from the beginning will recognize and appreciate Cell as a departure--King's writing has not been so pure of heart and free of hang-ups in years (wrapping up his phenomenal Dark Tower series and receiving a medal from the National Book Foundation doesn't hurt either). "Retirement" clearly suits King, and lucky for us, having nothing left to prove frees him up to write frenzied, juiced-up horror-thrillers like Cell. --Daphne Durham |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 894 reviews)
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The King Is Back 
As gripping as old school King. This one is right up there with It, The Stand, and Insomnia for quality, characterization, and readability. I read it in two days and would not have minded another hundred pages or two.
The only negative comment I can make is that it needs an ending. A prologue of some kind. We want to know what happens with Johnny and if the conversion of the Normies was complete before the showdown. If it wasn't does that mean the fate of the world is in the hands of one breeding couple and an otherwise all male entourage? Is the signal going to claim them the first time someone accidentally turns on a battery powered scanner or a f/m radio? Enquiring minds need to know. Drama be darned, man, feed the fans!
All in all, this was the single most enjoyable read I've had in a long time.
July 07, 2008 | |
Reach out, Reach out and kill someone
The Master of Horror strikes again, proving he's not getting older, he's getting sicker! This is another chilling novel by the man who made the horror genre come alive.
Cell phones across the country start to ring, but it would be better to let the call go to voicemail. People answer their phones only to become vicious, mindless killers. Clay Riddell, an artist, is away on business. He's just signed a contract for his first comic book deal. He stops to buy his estranged wife a gift as a way of saying "thanks for your support all these years". He then stops at an ice cream truck for a cone and while waiting his turn, a young girl answers her phone and after listening for a few seconds, changes into a zombie-like killing machine. Clay has to use the paperweight he purchased for his wife to bash the demented girl's brains in. This starts the beginning of Clay's journey as he tries to make his way back home in hopes of finding his wife and son alive and intact.
One of the things I noticed right away was that King gets right to the story and doesn't waste a lot of paper describing things in pain-staking detail like he has in previous books. This is a vast improvement. There is no filler in this book, the reader reaches the top of the slide on page 6 and it's all downhill at break-neck speed from that point on, to the last page. Another thing King does is take time to breath life and soul into his characters, creating a feeling that you have known these people all your life.
Cell is a fantastic story of survival, love, compassion, humanity and hope, with a big dose of creepy thrown in for good measure. It's a book that is hard to put down. Oh, excuse me, I think your phone is ringing, aren't you gonna answer it?
July 04, 2008 | |
If you have time, read it...if not, don't 'make' time! 
I have yet to not enjoy a King book, but must admit I've been spoiled by the Dark Tower series. There are very few King books I haven't read yet, so I understand his style now. Though I enjoyed this book, I think it might be more due to familiarity of King's style and sick sense of humor than anything. The story is a bit scary, (never have liked my cell-phone!) because it involves something so easy to connect with and familiar to so many people. Overall this is a classic King book, with the following (and very important ingredients) missing: Character development (this is huge for me, and generally a large part of King's books...to get to connect with the characters) There were many parts of these people's 'beings' that the reader is never clued in on, and it left me a little cold where their fates were concerned. There were new characters introduced very late in the story, as well, and that added to the general confusion when names were mentioned. The other issue was the ending. I'm not going to spoil it, but it left me unfulfilled. Tons of unanswered questions, lots of loose ends, and for some that might be fine...but it doesn't happen with most of King's books. I enjoy closure (even if it's open closure, ie; Dark Tower)
So those two items aside, the book was enjoyable. It was worth reading, but I forced it into my schedule and that was my mistake. I'm hoping there may be another part coming...but I'm not about to wait on hold for long. (hee)
June 23, 2008 | |
A great read if you think "The Stand" is too long 
It's a fast and gory read about the end of the world as we know it. It also veers a little into sci-fi territory--there's one section where a character references William Gibson, Neal Stephenson, and even Greg Bear. I enjoyed it, but halfway through the book it started feeling more and more like an alternate universe version of "The Stand," where Randall Flagg is replaced by The Raggedy Man, and the nuclear bomb is replaced by... well, never mind. It's a good summer book but not a classic. If you *haven't* read "The Stand" and enjoy "Cell," you should definitely pick up the older, better-written title.
June 23, 2008 | |
5 if he would have actually finished it
I don't want to go too far in depth as to possibly spoil the book for some, but as many others have pointed out, the ending is completely weak (actually there wasn't one). Aside from that, Cell is masterfully written which will make you keep reading bit after bit. Another part I liked is that the chapters are fairly short, so you have many, many convenient places to stop (when you finally decide that you must sleep). One of his other character's (Teddy Duchamp) quotes sums up Cell best, "Yeah, it's a great story Gordie, I just didn't like the ending."
June 21, 2008 | |
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