手机

by Stephen King

Paperback, 446 pages

Chinese language

Published Nov. 12, 2007 by Shanghai yi wen chu ban she.

ISBN:: 978-7-5327-4212-7
OCLC Number:: 122932060

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.

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TomeAlone reviewed Cell: A Novel by Stephen King

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3 stars

Overall, the characters weren’t as strong as Uncle Steve’s usual cast. Nobody really popped, with the exception of the three main characters and their friendship. That was solid. It is a sort of zombie apocalypse tale, but if you’re looking for carnage and sieges and battles against the living dead, this won’t satisfy. Very little of that.

It does have one of the most difficult death scenes I’ve read in a while, and the final few pages are particularly emotionally wrenching. So, no real complaints, …

I liked it, though, I suspect if you’re not a fan of Uncle Steve, it won’t convert you. And, yes, it does retread some of the material of The Stand, though not much. The Stand is a reading journey, and it covers a lot of ground. In contrast, Cell is much more brief. It’s not shallow, but it’s considerably less hefty.

Overall, the characters weren’t as strong as Uncle Steve’s usual cast. Nobody really popped, with the exception of the three main characters and their friendship. That was solid. It is a sort of zombie apocalypse tale, but if you’re looking for carnage and sieges and battles against the living dead, this won’t satisfy. Very little of that.

It does have one of the most difficult death scenes I’ve read in a while, and the final few pages are particularly emotionally wrenching. So, no real complaints, and it’s a swift, easy read. I ripped through it in about a day and a half.