kittykat
01-23-2007, 10:11 PM
Amazon.com
Witness Stephen King's triumphant, blood-spattered return to the genre that made him famous. Cell, the king of horror's homage to zombie films (the book is dedicated in part to George A. Romero) is his goriest, most horrific novel in years, not to mention the most intensely paced. Casting aside his love of elaborate character and town histories and penchant for delayed gratification, King yanks readers off their feet within the first few pages; dragging them into the fray and offering no chance catch their breath until the very last page.
Basically, in a nut shell I found this book alot like "The Stand" but with a modern day twist...the cell phone. True you got all the great Stephen King twist and turns but in all I was left a little disappointed and dragged out. The characters are bright and very interesting yet the story was a bit empty. You never get the real feeling of what it is like to walk in the story and live the fear.
All in all it was an ok read but not one I would particulary chose to read again.
Witness Stephen King's triumphant, blood-spattered return to the genre that made him famous. Cell, the king of horror's homage to zombie films (the book is dedicated in part to George A. Romero) is his goriest, most horrific novel in years, not to mention the most intensely paced. Casting aside his love of elaborate character and town histories and penchant for delayed gratification, King yanks readers off their feet within the first few pages; dragging them into the fray and offering no chance catch their breath until the very last page.
Basically, in a nut shell I found this book alot like "The Stand" but with a modern day twist...the cell phone. True you got all the great Stephen King twist and turns but in all I was left a little disappointed and dragged out. The characters are bright and very interesting yet the story was a bit empty. You never get the real feeling of what it is like to walk in the story and live the fear.
All in all it was an ok read but not one I would particulary chose to read again.