false <![CDATA[Cell]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175030911m/470684.jpg 10567 42 Witness Stephen King's triumphant, blood-spattered return to the genre that made him famous. <i>Cell</i>, 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. In <i>Cell</i> King taps into readers fears of technological warfare and terrorism. Mobile phones deliver the apocalypse to millions of unsuspecting humans by wiping their brains of any humanity, leaving only aggressive and destructive impulses behind. Those without cell phones, like illustrator Clayton Riddell and his small band of "normies," must fight for survival, and their journey to find Clayton's estranged wife and young son rockets the book toward resolution. Fans that have followed King from the beginning will recognize and appreciate <i>Cell</i> as a departure--King's writing has not been so pure of heart and free of hang-ups in years (wrapping up his phenomenal Dark Tower series and receiving a medal from the National Book Foundation doesn't hurt either). "Retirement" clearly suits King, and lucky for us, having nothing left to prove frees him up to write frenzied, juiced-up horror-thrillers like <i>Cell</i>. <i>--Daphne Durham</i> 3017730 book 21 11 2006 Cell total:10818|5:1828|4:3161|3:3618|2:1650|1:561| 10818 36499 13208 1172 10567 1416524517 9781416524519 9910 979 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166254200m/10567.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10567.Cell 1 11 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 02 18:57:10 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 19:03:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 10567 1416524517 9781416524519 9910 979 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166254200m/10567.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10567.Cell 5 7 false Sun Jul 01 13:15:28 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 07 14:23:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 10567 1416524517 9781416524519 9910 979 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166254200m/10567.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10567.Cell 3 5 false Wed Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jun 06 16:08:16 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 16:11:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 470684 0743292332 9780743292337 481 109 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175030911m/470684.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/470684.Cell 4 4 false Wed Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Jan 31 06:39:30 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 25 01:53:42 -0800 2009
With this book, King is back to my favorite story ty...more...]]> 10567 1416524517 9781416524519 9910 979 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166254200m/10567.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10567.Cell 3 2 false Wed Aug 06 11:23:32 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 15:02:31 -0700 2008
There’s isn’t any buildup to the action, right away...more...]]> 470684 0743292332 9780743292337 481 109 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175030911m/470684.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/470684.Cell 4 2 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri May 25 20:22:03 -0700 2007 Fri May 25 20:23:57 -0700 2007
I really identified with the character of Clay, from his artistic origins to his driving need to find and save his son, the character really spoke to me. And he wasn't an asshat or a tool, which is refreshing; he was just stupid in the typical horror movie ways.

The character ...more...]]> 10567 1416524517 9781416524519 9910 979 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166254200m/10567.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10567.Cell 3 3 true Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 00:01:56 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 15:51:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 10567 1416524517 9781416524519 9910 979 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166254200m/10567.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10567.Cell 3 2 false Sun Dec 21 08:53:22 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 12:25:34 -0800 2008 Then there's those who don't have a cell phone and therefore need to fight (like hell) to survive.

I actually l...more...]]> 10567 1416524517 9781416524519 9910 979 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166254200m/10567.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10567.Cell 2 1 false Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 11:02:46 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 08:35:10 -0700 2008 My first Stephen King book, if I don't reckon with "Carrie". Usually, and for a while now, I'm skeptical when it comes with horrors, thrillers, detective books etc. [I say 'for a while' because I liked them in my childhood a lot (though I don't remember reading lots of them - I think...more...]]> 10567 1416524517 9781416524519 9910 979 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166254200m/10567.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10567.Cell 4 2 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 28 06:10:38 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 14:21:16 -0700 2008 10567 1416524517 9781416524519 9910 979 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166254200m/10567.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10567.Cell 2 1 false Thu Jan 31 09:40:10 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 09:41:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 470684 0743292332 9780743292337 481 109 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175030911m/470684.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/470684.Cell 3 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 17 05:44:26 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 18 13:12:13 -0800 2007 more...]]> 10567 1416524517 9781416524519 9910 979 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166254200m/10567.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10567.Cell 2 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Nov 02 11:15:01 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 06 23:25:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 10567 1416524517 9781416524519 9910 979 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166254200m/10567.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10567.Cell 3 1 false Wed Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 10:27:47 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 10:36:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 10567 1416524517 9781416524519 9910 979 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166254200m/10567.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10567.Cell 3 1 false Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 08:16:17 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 15:55:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 470684 0743292332 9780743292337 481 109 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175030911m/470684.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/470684.Cell 1 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Oct 25 17:48:49 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 18:08:25 -0700 2007 The Stand all over again, but a slightly different version where the story actual...more...]]> 10567 1416524517 9781416524519 9910 979 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166254200m/10567.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10567.Cell 5 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 12:26:09 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 12:42:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1041565 0340921447 9780340921449 23 4 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180453129m/1041565.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1041565.Cell 3 1 false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Feb 09 03:15:43 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 03:16:52 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 10567 1416524517 9781416524519 9910 979 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166254200m/10567.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10567.Cell 5 1 true Thu Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Jan 23 23:37:17 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 23:38:06 -0800 2009 it was interesting though, and i talked to k about it, that this story wouldn’t/couldn’t have unfolded the way it did if it were written before 9/11. ou...more...]]> 10567 1416524517 9781416524519 9910 979 Cell 3.37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166254200m/10567.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10567.Cell 2 0 false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 18:43:38 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 18:57:45 -0800 2008
Turns out, not so much. I had taken a good 6-8 year break from reading anything new he'd written...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=470684