Stephen King's "Cell" kicks off with an opening so unforgettable, it's etched in my mind for years to come. Before I dive into my review, I want to give two quick trigger warnings: this novel contains violence against dogs and women. If either of these is a trigger for you, please skip this one. That being said, the chaos that ignites "Cell" is phenomenal. I knew instantly I was in for another treat from the master of horror. I loved how it plunges you right in and maintains that intensity thro...

You know that mini heart attack you get when you're not sure where your phone is?I experience it often and don't know what I would do without Alexa.Me (panicking): Alexa, where's my phone?Alexa: Calling Jenna.Phone rings a couple feet away. I resume breathing and my heart rate goes back to normal.Twenty-eight minutes later, realizing I don't know where my phone is: Where did I leave it? Is it lost forever? Did someone steal it? Will I ever, ever, ever have my phone again?! Oh my god, what am I g...

Okay, let's be honest, we all knew cellphones would eventually be the death of us, one way or another. I think Stephen King was a bit ahead of the curve with "Cell," because these days people are seriously addicted to their phones. I know I have to have mine on me 24/7. Seriously, I start to freak out if I can't find it. Anyway, this book kicks off with a bang, no messing around. We're thrown headfirst into a world where cellphones start ringing, emitting a signal that causes their owners to des...

This is Stephen King's take on zombies. These things are zombie-like, but they aren't really zombies. These things seem to still be alive, needing food, not just brains, and if you cut them, they'll still bleed. Yet, they no longer think and they're fairly mindless, like a zombie. King riffs off zombies in *Cell*.I found *Cell* entertaining, and I didn't want to put the story down. King is amazing at writing characters, and I was drawn in by Clay, Tom, and Alice. We meet them in the heart of Bos...

This book, "Cell" by Stephen King, starts with a massive BANG! No scene-setting, no leisurely stroll through Castle Rock or Derry to visit the characters; just page one – KICK OFF! Our cell phones, our best friends, become our worst enemies. In fact, our best friend makes us become our own worst enemy. The downside to King's relentless, high-tempo start is that the book never really reaches those heights again. On my first read in 2007, I gave this book 6 out of 12 because I was kind of peeved ...

While "Cell" isn’t one of my all-time favorite Stephen King books, it's still a thoroughly enjoyable read! I think of it as a total candy read – easy, entertaining, and doesn't demand too much brainpower. I really dig the concept; King's take on zombies is awesome! The only thing that kept it from being a top-tier King story for me is that I didn’t completely connect with any of the characters. I liked them well enough, but nothing about them really resonated, and the story left me wanting more ...

Focusing on one main plot element can go wrong if the writer isn't much of a plotter and doesn't construct a finely tuned metaplot around the fictional device. Without the extreme problem of suspending disbelief, especially after the first half of the book, it *could* have been an interesting characterization with some horror elements, but it's a bit sci-fi and dystopia too, and that ruins the whole thing. Similar to *The Langoliers*, King can't deal with these things, and for some reason, thi...

3.5 Stars.....Okay, I think I'm with the readers who 'didn't like the ending' on this one, but wow, what a beginning!Clay is happy........he just sold his first graphic novel and can't wait to share the news with his estranged (but loved) wife and 12-year-old son; and as it turns out, luckily, he does not own a CELL phone. While deciding to celebrate with an ice cream, all hell breaks loose on the streets of Boston, and afterward, crazies are everywhere, thousands of them, and traveling by night...

Halfway through *Cell* by Stephen King, it hit me: this is basically a zombie novel. A shower later, I felt better and chalked it up to filling my "stuff I wouldn't normally read" quota. *Phew*. I'll admit, I used to dig King's earlier stuff, but this felt so out there, so ridiculous. (And I'm saying *that*, after reading *It*?). The setup is simple enough. A pulse transmitted through cell phones turns people into mindless killers, wiping their brains clean. The survivors of the initial chaos st...

Literary critics can moan all they want about Stephen King's "penny dreadful" oeuvre, but his mastery of storytelling is undeniable. King writes his novels like a seduction, the story unfolding delicately and deliberately. As any Stephen King fan knows, his coy expository chapters often take up the first hundred pages or more. In *Cell*, however, the reader is brutally dragged into the main action—unspeakable, senseless violence—within the first seven pages. *Cell* is by far King's most brutal, ...