Cell - Stephen King Reviews

===All the books=== The last few weeks have been a flurry of activity for my book shelf. Finally I've been getting the time to get through the huge pile of stuff that has slowly and surely built up. I've cleared most of the books that I deemed to be quick reads and decided to start picking up the thicker, bigger books. This ...  Read the complete review

Cell presents the very interesting concept that viruses spread through technological equipment (in this case, mobile phones) can infect humans, with disastrous results. The book was written at a time when mobile phones were becoming more and more popular (if not essential) and it makes for some very compelling reading to start ...  Read the complete review

Cell was written for George A. Romero by Spephen King as a thankyou to his contribution to the horror genre (and they are friends!). As with alot of Stephen King novels the horror is within relating to real life and making the horror real to the reader. The story revolves around a pulse which makes all people using mobile ...  Read the complete review

Cell by Stephen King I actually ended up with two copies of this novel, I bought one for me and then one of my friends bought me a copy without knowing for my birthday. I am not a huge fan of Stephen King but I am a fan nonetheless. I am pretty sure that most of everyone whether they read his books or not will have an idea ...  Read the complete review

Once upon a time, all I wanted for Christmas was a mobile phone. Then I read 'CELL' by Stephen King. Now I don't even want to live within 10 miles of an O2 store! This novel brings a new twist to Apocalypse Fiction and provides Stephen King readers with a fresh take on zombie splatter-fiction. Aspiring artist Clay ...  Read the complete review

One of the riders that accompany this book is that Stephen King doesn't own a cell (mobile, in real English) 'phone. Having read this book (and, bought the hardback version) I can see why. But having already done a review of the Motorola V9, it's probably a tad too late for me. I doubt if anyone does the dystopian, apocalyptic ...  Read the complete review

*This review contains traces of spoilers* [Like nuts] Stephen King needs no introduction. One of my favourite writers of all time and possibly one of the only writers whose books I indulge in that can make my flesh crawl and want to sleep with the light on all night after reading his work. 'Cell'is just as gripping ...  Read the complete review

I bought this book on the recommendation of a friend who said it was "fantastic old style Stephen King" and not to be missed. I couldn't resist with such high praise! Thankfully I picked up a copy on ebay for a few pennies plus p&p. The general story is cell phones are being used to control the population and ...  Read the complete review

I can't see why this book keeps getting poor ratings by everyone, I absolutely loved it and I have read many of Stephen Kings' books. This is my 2nd most favourite book I have read written by King. Maybe it has poor ratings because it's slightly different to his older books, but I thought it was a great read. It's almost a ...  Read the complete review

Stephen King is a somewhat prolific writer and has penned around 50 novels, as well as short stories, 'series' and even books under a different name. His first published novel was Carrie - 1974, shortly followed by 'Salem's Lot - 1975, then the seminal 'The Shining' - 1977. There have been some great books since including, The Stand - ...  Read the complete review

At the risk of sounding like Annie in Stephen King's book, "Misery", I'm at least one of his best fans, (though not his number one fan). After a somewhat dry period I am now catching up on his latest works. I've just finished reading Cell and I've got a copy of Lisey's story waiting to read. Now King has written an awful lot of ...  Read the complete review

I'd stopped reading Stephen King books 'cos they freaked me out too much, but my Mom didn't know & brought me his latest novel, 'Cell'. Well, I had to read it then! Cell was published in 2006, by the infamous American horror writer, Stephen King. Stephen King has written a vast ammount of books, including The Stand,Night Shift ...  Read the complete review

It was only a matter of time before Stephen King turned his attention to one of the blessings and curses and of modern life: the humble mobile phone. In Cell, a virus sent down the phone turns anyone who using it at the time into a zombie. The book follows the survival efforts of a small, unaffected group. I always feel that ...  Read the complete review

I have read this book three times over since buying it one month ago, I have never read a Stephan King before and I must say, I totally under his spell throughout the whole of this novel. Starting off with meeting young Clay, just sold his first set of comic books to a large company, he is treating his wife to a present. ...  Read the complete review

This was the first Stephen King book that I've read in ages, possibly because it was the first new one my library got in for a while, but also because I've gradually gone off the whole horror genre thing over the last few years. I don't mind the goreyness when it goes along with a decent storyline, for example in Everville by Clive ...  Read the complete review

It’s been a while since I’d read any Stephen King. A growing disenchantment with his meandering writing style had cut the invisible writer-reader relationship we’d established many years ago when King used to write horror/fantasy corkers like “it” and “The Shining”. So it was with a little consternation and surprise that I was given ...  Read the complete review

Not only is this the worst Stephen King book I have ever read, but it is the worst book out of all the books I have ever read. I absolutely love Stephen King books, but this one was just horrible. I have read 15+ books by him and I've liked every single one except for Cell. It is by far the worst book he's ever written in my opinion. ...  Read the complete review

Although the other reviews on here have given this a bit of a raw deal i feel,this book to me is King back where he belongs-on top. Yes it is a little similar in its apocalyptic style to the stand,but it brings I feel modern revelance to a plot-line that has been used time and again from Day of the triffids by john wyndham,to blood ...  Read the complete review

It seems an age since King produced a new novel and so when I came across this in Tesco it took me quite some time to convince myself to wait for the paperback and save money (I have to justify these things to children who seem to believe mother's who claim lack of money have absolutely no right to new books, especially in hardback!). So ...  Read the complete review

Ever since the publication of 2002's "From a Buick 8", Stephen King's focus has been on finishing his "Dark Tower" series. There has been the odd side trip, into non fiction for "Faithful", his review of the 2004 Boston Red Sox season and the more recent "The Colorado Kid", which was really little ...  Read the complete review