Amazon.com:
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. Stay tuned for more from the hardest-working retiree in the business with Lisey's Story, coming in October 2006. --Daphne Durham
Hardcover: 384 pages
ISBN: 0743292332
Customer Review: 3.5/5
My Review: 4/5
The story Cell starts out as any other ordinary day. But a signal or message is sent through cellphones everywhere that instantly cause the listener to become a raging lunatic. There are car accidents, fires and murder in the streets within minutes. Only the cellphone-less are left to contemplate what is happening and try to save themselves from the crazed. A group of these "normies" band together to try to escape the city. As the lunacy winds down they notice that those who were affected by the cell message are now more like zombies than lunatics, but still deadly dangerous. The main character, Riddle, sets out on a quest to reach his wife and son before the zombies or cellphones do and encounters unthinkable situations along the way.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Cell: A Novel by Stephen King
Amazon.com:
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. Stay tuned for more from the hardest-working retiree in the business with Lisey's Story, coming in October 2006. --Daphne Durham
Hardcover: 384 pages
ISBN: 0743292332
Customer Review: 3.5/5
My Review: 4/5
The story Cell starts out as any other ordinary day. But a signal or message is sent through cellphones everywhere that instantly cause the listener to become a raging lunatic. There are car accidents, fires and murder in the streets within minutes. Only the cellphone-less are left to contemplate what is happening and try to save themselves from the crazed. A group of these "normies" band together to try to escape the city. As the lunacy winds down they notice that those who were affected by the cell message are now more like zombies than lunatics, but still deadly dangerous. The main character, Riddle, sets out on a quest to reach his wife and son before the zombies or cellphones do and encounters unthinkable situations along the way.
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. Stay tuned for more from the hardest-working retiree in the business with Lisey's Story, coming in October 2006. --Daphne Durham
Hardcover: 384 pages
ISBN: 0743292332
Customer Review: 3.5/5
My Review: 4/5
The story Cell starts out as any other ordinary day. But a signal or message is sent through cellphones everywhere that instantly cause the listener to become a raging lunatic. There are car accidents, fires and murder in the streets within minutes. Only the cellphone-less are left to contemplate what is happening and try to save themselves from the crazed. A group of these "normies" band together to try to escape the city. As the lunacy winds down they notice that those who were affected by the cell message are now more like zombies than lunatics, but still deadly dangerous. The main character, Riddle, sets out on a quest to reach his wife and son before the zombies or cellphones do and encounters unthinkable situations along the way.
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