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Written by Stephen King.
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Civilization doesn't end with a bang or a whimper. It ends with a call on your cell phone. What happens on the afternoon of October 1 came to be known as the Pulse, a signal sent though every operating cell phone that turns its user into something...well, something less than human. Savage, murderous, unthinking-and on a wanton rampage. Terrorist act? Cyber prank gone haywire? It really doesn't matter, not to the people who avoided the technological attack. What matters to them is surviving the aftermath. Before long a band of them-"normies" is how they think of themselves-have gathered on the grounds of Gaiten Academy, where the headmaster and one remaining student have something awesome and terrifying to show them on the school's moonlit soccer field. Clearly there can be no escape. The only option is to take them on. CELL is classic Stephen King, a story of gory horror and white-knuckling suspense that makes the unimaginable entirely plausible and totally fascinating.User Reviews (4) Login or create an account to write a review.
Jax thinks this book is Nothing Special.
It wasn't like Stephen King at all. But loads of intertextual references abound :-)
John Strubhart thinks this book is Nothing Special.
This is the most lackluster thing I have ever read by Stephen King. Where are the memorable characters? Not here, that's for sure. I think that the worst thing about cell phones is that they've made people incredibly rude. King barely scratches the surface on that issue. I think that if this had been the sole focus of the novel, it would have been vastly superior and would have reflected the talent that I know King has.
Avid thinks this book is Nothing Special.
a big SK fan, I was disappointed with this book on the whole, the ending seemed forced and incomplete. "lackluster" is a good word for this one.
J. Kaye Oldner thinks this book is Bad.
What kind of ending what that? I trudge through the book, which finally warms up three-fourths of the way thru and the ending isn’t an ending at all! What about the son? Come on!