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Cell

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Campbell Scott
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On October 1st, God is in His heaven, the stock market stands at 10,140, most of the planes are on time, and Clayton Riddell, an artist from Maine, is almost bouncing up Boylston Street in Boston. He's just landed a comic book deal that might finally enable him to support his family by making art instead of teaching it. He's already picked up a gift for his long-suffering wife, and he knows just what he'll get for his boy Johnny. Why not a little treat for himself? Clay's feeling good about the future.

That changes in a hurry. The cause of the devastation is a phenomenon that will come to be known as The Pulse, and the delivery method is a cell phone. Everyone's cell phone. Clay and the few desperate survivors who join him suddenly find themselves in the pitch-black night of civilization's darkest age, surrounded by chaos, carnage, and a human horde that has been reduced to its basest nature...and then begins to evolve.

There are 193 million cell phones in the United States alone. Who doesn't have one? Stephen King's utterly gripping, gory, and fascinating novel doesn't just ask the question "Can you hear me now?" It answers it with a vengeance.

©2006 Stephen King (P)2006 Simon & Schuster

Critic reviews

"King's imagining of what is more or less post-Armageddon Boston is rich, and the sociological asides made by his characters along the way...are jaunty and witty." (Publishers Weekly)

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Top 5 King stories

I must say that this is one of my fav king stories. Starts off intense and really does not let up the entire way. Loved the characters but nothing new about any king story. A must have.

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another great Stephen King book

loved it. highly recommend it
great story & story teller. you won't be disappointed with this one

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King at his best

I really enjoyed this book. A great concept, without the paranormal aspect. Stephen King, gore, language and all.

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Enjoyable until the end

I enjoyed the story and the characters but the ending was really weak. Many characters left with no wrap-up.

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Chilling

Completely stays with you. Couldn't put it down. Not usually a big King fan, but liked this a lot. Jumps right into the action from the very beginning. Worth the read.

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Excellent adaptation of the novel, the narrarator captures the authentic New England accents and the suspenseful scenes.

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it's not the stand.

it's not the stand but still very well written.
I think king could have went more in-depth on the characters. in books like the stand you absolutely fell in love with the characters and knew everything about them. in this book it was more brief and to-the-point. the story itself is incredible.

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Not his best.

A vivid escape from reality that, unlike other stories of his, I didn’t become a part of it - it was always a story.

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Excellent

This story aged well. I read it years ago and it's even more fascinating as an adult than as a child. each character is truly memorable.

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wtf

did the kid get better? did clay meet up with his friends? i need to know!

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