Cell: A Novel
by Stephen King
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Author: Stephen KingEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-11-21
ISBN: 1416524517
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Pocket Star
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- Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, Book 6)
- Storm of the Century: An Original Screenplay
- From a Buick 8
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Book Review: "DON'T TOUCH!"
Summary: 5 Stars
If the initial 43 pages doesn't take your imagination and twist it into knots, then you may not have ever had a cell phone. And in that case - as one of the best books ever written by Stephen King brutally explains - you just may be very lucky....for now.
King covers familiar terrain, taking elements from his "Western" novels (The Gunslinger, Wolves of the Calla) and the battle of good versus evil (The Stand), with a healthy nod to movie producer Walter Wanger (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) to depict a living hell that started with innocent rings from cell phones.
But it's the exploration by King of the depths of human nature, the threat of bioterrorism and anarchy from such disparate situations as natural disasters, terrorist attacks and war that makes the novel not only a page-turner, but one to ponder these larger themes of the 21st Century.
King does let his wit keep some scenes light - for example, the "collective" develops its telepathic patterns through some of the worst easy-listening music ever that is performed by The Carpenters, Dean Martin & Lawrence Welk and delivered through the coordination of boom-boxes.
Through it all, this is a King classic on the alarming times we live in.
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