Cell: A Novel by Stephen King Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Cell: A Novel
Book Review: Disappointing
Summary: 2 Stars
OK, in all fairness, this is my first Stephen King novel. Surely, with all the success the man has had, with all the readers who love him, he must have written better than this. Neither the writing style nor the storyline inspired me. Based on the reviews I've read, though, this book is a departure from his normal style, so I will have to read a classic, like "The Shining" or "The Dead Zone" in order to see what all the hype is about.Book Review: Don't Use Your Cell Phone
Summary: 4 Stars
The wonderful thing about King's new novel, Cell, is that he takes a relatively ordinary phenomenon of contemporary life and turns it into a shocking horror fest. This is King's great talent, and no one does it better. From the pet cemetary in the woods to the nice family doggie (who now has rabies), King populates his middle-class American landscape with familiar things that have now turned nightmarishly psychotic. In Cell, King jams an urban myth into the highest gear. What if cell phones didn't cause cancer? What if they did something much worse? What if they turned the user into a zombie killing machine? From the first page to the last, you're hooked. It doesn't matter if the reading calories are empty; you can't stop reading. That's why King, above everything else (and perhaps in spite of everything else) has remained the best selling author in the world. You can't stop reading him.
Donald Gallinger is the author of The Master Planets
Book Review: Even the King is allowed a dud once in a while...
Summary: 2 Stars
When you pick up a King novel you expect great things. Great story, deep characters, excellent dialoge, some (or alot) of scary scenes. None of this happened for me with Cell. This has to be the very worst book of King I've ever read. Sure not all his novels are great but none have been bad like this. It was a forced read all the way through. Dialoge was mediocre at best. The characters weren't anything special. But the element that really put this book at the bottom of the zombie pile was the poor story. Don't bother with this one. Not scary, not entertaining, not interesting. Sorry Mr. King.Book Review: Fast paced and scary!
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm not a big fan of Stephen King but this I liked!! I was well written, and easier to follow than my previous experience with Stephen King. There were parts of the story that I felt were very far fetched and hard to believe but then again, that's what he is all about. So if I didn't think about it and just read the book I loved it! Not only did I like it, but I could turn the lights off at bedtime for awhile. I would even recommend this novel to those who don't normally read Stephen King's work.Book Review: First King Novel
Summary: 4 Stars
This was my first read Stephen King novel, and it was my favorite. It led me to read Dreamcatcher, which I did not like as much.