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Cell (平装)
by Stephen King
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Horror fiction, Bestsellers, Original books |
| Market price: ¥ 128.00
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¥ 118.00
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| MSL Pointer Review:
A wonderfully horrific journey into the heart of terror and technology that you will never forget, from the master of horror Stephen King. |
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Donna Hunter (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-30 00:00>
The book Cell, by Stephen King had a thrilling plot that leaves the reader thinking about the life Clayton Riddell would have to live after a pulse of unknown origin, wipes the minds of anyone wielding a cell phone. This book takes you on a journey of how life would be if something were to wipe the human mind of anything but the burning lust to fight. As Clay teams up with one Tomas McCourt, Alice Maxwell, and many others, the "phone crazies" begin to learn. The "phone crazies" eventually come under the control of one of their own who is driven to make sure anyone who didn't get their mind wiped is either killed, or is exposed to the pulse to become a "phone crazy" in his new world order.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading a classic Stephen King horror novel. The whole plot is completely unique. Although it has the feel of just another zombie books, it is much deeper than that. In many other zombie plots by other authors, the zombies are just there, killing any one in sight. But in Kings novel they learn and become very smart, making them much more than an average zombie.
I would not recommend this book to people who like when the author tells the whole story. Cell is a book where the reader if forced to make his or her own conclusion. It has a very strong ending but it just leaves you hanging.
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Candida Eittreim (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-30 00:00>
Wow! This book takes off at warp speed almost from the very first page. Set in Boston, the streets are filled with shoppers, commuters, schoolchildren and businessmen on their way back from lunch. In literally seconds, the busy bustling streets become a scene of carnage straight from hell.
Clayton Riddell, an artist from Maine is euphoric over his first big break as a graphics illustrator. He is shopping for gifts for his ex-wife and young son Johnny. As he makes his way through the crowded Boston streets, head in the clouds, it's some minutes before he fully grasps that something really strange is going on. With increasing horror and panic, he sees people literally killing each other with such savagery, he's stunned into a state of shock.
He meets up with others along the way who bond together in love and friendship, as they desperately try to figure out what's gone wrong and how best to survive the nightmare they find themselves in.
What makes the plot plausible is the current misuse of technology in the wrong hands. This is no Night Of The Living Dead, but a classic look at what happens when society as we know it crumbles into anarchy. And here Stephen King shines. He is a master of the complexities in human nature, and knows well the ugliness lying just beneath the thin veneer of civilization. But he also recognizes the ferocious will to survive in us, and the refusal to be dominated by man or machine.
If you're looking for a good book with more than formulaic horror, then I highly recommend Cell, for its wonderful characters and strong well written plot.
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W. Stape (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-30 00:00>
Can you imagine modern life without using a cell phone at least once a day? Ok, how about at least several times a week? Most of us can't and for that reason alone, King's novel premise creeps us out thoroughly before we've even turned the first page.
Besides the fantastically immediate idea in terms of relevancy, Cell may be Stephen King's most economically written novel in years and this trim, no nonsense approach makes for a fast fun read. Comparisons to King's masterpiece, "The Stand" are valid and the whole end of the world scenario that many feel is now a stale sci-fi plot device is renewed under such a confident storyteller like King. With "The Stand", King cautioned against the uncontrollable power of biological weapons reshaping our planet, leaving the populace decimated, demoralized and searching for leadership in either a new prosperous community of good or a seductive dictatorship of greed and evil. Now he cautions us against relying on this still relatively new way of instant communication. Just because we can call virtually anyone at anytime, should we? And maybe not just because of the still talked about health hazards, but what about our wallets? Cell phone bills can get pricey. How about safety? Studies now show that cell phone use is almost equal with drunk driving as a way to prematurely take our own lives and those with whom we share the road.
Dim the lights, grab your favorite reading chair and curl up with Cell for a fun, frightening read. Though maybe Cell is best read on the road, on a bus or in a park. Reading about the horrific decline of our wireless society while watching fellow cell junkies warble annoyingly about you, may be just the right environment for this terrific novel!
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-30 00:00>
As you expect from Stephen King, this is really a great novel. Characters again jump off the paper and the story flows as the real life in a threatening event flows: Major characters may die, there are sacrifices, there are tears but the ultimate salvage may be around the corner.
I see many of one star reviews are by one-time reviewers so it is quite clear that they are bogus (duplicate?) Amazon reviewers trying to mislead people for reasons beyond me unless they are very jealous of Big Steve's horror meister position. Do not pay attention to them; buy and read this book. It may not be the greatest thing he has written but it is up to the calibre of Christine, the Dark Half, Four Past Midnight and Bag of Bones, above-the-average-to-good books for King but unimaginable success for many run-of-the-mill authors.
Cell is a celebrated come-back and is a sleek book. Thank you Mr King!!!
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Sea B. Terry (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-30 00:00>
After reading books like The Shining from the days of old, to Black House in the days of the new, we realize what we expect from Stephen King. He's the writer America turns to for gore and horror of the unexpected kind. He weaves stories we never predict, and gives us a new outlook as we step off the ride. In The Cell, he finds, yet again, the formula that every swallowed, and enjoyed so long ago. He takes us on a journey that hopefully we never have to experience first hand. He even takes our hand and protects us from the raging horror that sneaks in the bushes. He pulls this story, clearly, from a misguided fear of modern technology. That's not to say he doesn't understand it.
In The Cell, King introduces us to Clay, a tapped out graphic novelist who just made it big and produces money for a marriage and relationship that dies too early. Clay has never forgotten his son, Johnny Gee, who is mentioned in every chapter. Once a pulse of some sort is sent out via cellphones, panic ensues in a heartbeat. After the initial pulse and madness, Clay finds Tom and Alice, two people who fit in with Clay well. Tom and Alice prove to be more helpful than we know at first. After Tom and Alice, we meet Jordan and the Head. Once they piece together the puzzle, which is still missing pieces up until the end, they find new friends, and encounter new enemies. It's a clear end of the world/normies versus phone crazies novel, but King makes it work. He makes us wonder "what if we were in this situation", "would the world be so mad".
King delivers without a doubt, I was happy to see the man back once again to hit us with another shock from his bag of volts. People who liked the Stand and get into that feeling of a group of people seek explanations for the unexplainable, this book is for you. It's not the length of the Stand, but what will be? The Master of this craft has crept back into the walls, and he waiting to strike again. Beware!
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