Cell | 
pickThe story itself was excellent, engaging, and kept me turning pages to discover what would happen. The protagonist? Not so much. While the side characters are, for the most part, incredibly characterized and feel unique and alive, the protagonist could have been replaced by a cardboard standee throughout most of the book. He provides very little emotional weight until the end, and just isn't that interesting. The story saved this one. 4/5
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pickFinished my second book of the summer—excavating doesn‘t leave me much time to read! 😂 It‘s a Stephen King book so of course it‘s an entertaining read. Cell phones, zombies, and a road trip through a world that is irrevocably changed. Channeling the visceral need to reach a child with a commentary on our relationship with technology, King has crafted a story that will have you looking at your cell phone & your neighbors in a whole new light.
Some afternoons you just want to spend a little time with Stephen King—even when you‘re in the middle of another really good book.
pickThere are some things I don‘t particularly care for in this book — for instance, why are there so few women among the good guys? But the story is good and fast moving. I think many people will probably hate the ending, but I like it. I noticed this time around that there are some similarities to The Stand, which was interesting. The temps were in the high 70s and low 80s, so it was a lovely day to walk. #audiowalk
I‘m reading Cell for #losersclub. It‘s one of the few Stephen King books that I haven‘t reread yet, so it‘s interesting to go back to it. I was lucky with my walk today. Just when I got back to my car, it started drizzling, but I got to get a picture of the rainbow first. #audiowalk
@Andrew65 I never posted my goals so@i@don‘t remember what I planned lol but I finished 3 books so I think I did ok!!
Hey y‘all, this week we started #Cell for the #losersclub and we will discuss it starting around June 18th! Feel free to tag me in your post so I can see which cover you have! Check out my posts to see mine, it‘s different from the one above! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #ghosthostpost
Hey #LosersClub 👋
May is here and we will be starting Cell on the 19th! In celebration of my constant (reading) companion, Ollie the beagle being released from the doggy hospital today, I've got a copy of Cell to giveaway. Post a picture of your reading companion(s) with the #constantreadingcompanion and be sure to tag me and @BarkingMadRun so we can see all your lovlies. Winner will be announced Sunday 5/8! 🖤📚🖤
pickI‘ve read this book probably a dozen times. It was one of the first King books I got my hands on in high school. It still holds up in a lot of ways. Some really scary stuff in here. Underrated, in my opinion.
The first 30 pages is some of the most demented, terrifying stuff King has ever written. I‘ve read this book countless times and it still packs a punch.
This is also one of my favorite covers.
bailedWhile clearing out some shelves the other day I ran across this unread book. Back in 1991 I read my first book by this author, which I remember enjoying a lot. I have nothing against zombies or horror but, unlike the other book, this book I really couldn‘t “stand”. #DNF
pickThis was a reread. I love rediscovering why I‘m such a Stephen King fan! Although, to be honest, I felt like the ending of this one was somewhat of a cop out. 😒 Great story, though!
pickEnjoyed this one a lot.
The idea was original and King is definitely the best at writing creepy villains.
I got really attached to the characters and feel sad that I‘ll never know what happened to them 😣
I know there's not that much horror fans on Litsy but I thought I'd continue with this anyway as a bunch of people who do like the genre played along and it was fun and I got a few stacks! 📚
Still new to doing such things, so my questions will improve over time 🤷♂️
So...ZOMBIE fans..play along!! 🧟♀️
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pickWhile this isn‘t his best book. It was a fun easy read that has a great concept in the plot. People have that cellphone stuck to their ear all day and just can‘t go through the day without it.
Z is for zombies. I know it‘s already been used, but I‘m such a zombie fan girl that I can‘t pass it up. Cell is the only full length work of King‘s that has zombies (although the revived residents of Pet Sematary are considered zombies by some). Perhaps SK felt they were getting enough attention from other quarters? I haven‘t read Cell in years—time for a reread!
Still postin‘ attcha from 4G. When will I be live and direct from WiFi? The #suspense is killing me🤦♀️😁
A little humor and an update all in one😉
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Here‘s my mom‘s Stephen King collection @TricksyTails that I was telling you about, that I brought down from her attic today while moving. She also had some Tabitha King too, plus of course Richard Bachman‘s books.
I'm watching Cell the movie and all it's doing is making me want to read Cell again because I thought the book was pretty damn interesting. This movie though is a mess. A hot garbage dumpster fire mess! Like what the hell is this type of mess! I mean what?!
This showed up on my twitter feed. 😂🤣🤣🤣
I don't read Zombie novels. When I think of zombies only two things come to mind. The movie Night of the Living Dead, which I saw for the first time on late night television in about 1972. Then I had to go outside at 3 am to go home and was terrified to leave the house! The other thought was Cell by Stephen King. In it, cell phone users turned into zombies. Love how King uses everyday things to instill fear. #rockinmay #zombie
I was in the hospital a lot as a kid, so my parents would read to me after my surgeries, and sooner or later I turned to books to help me escape. There's not a lot you can do while sitting in a hospital bed or a hotel room, so books let me travel the world and have all the adventures I wanted to when I was little (which is still true)! #jennasfinalproject @pocketmermaid
pan#stephenking17 #leastfavorite I read this when it first was published, around 2006. I remember thinking that it might have worked better as a short story.
Once upon a time, I thought you could only like Stephen King OR Dean Koontz, but never both. So I was prejudiced going into Cell, and I #DNF that baby so fast. One day I might try again, since I know I can love both authors now, but it's low on my TBR of King's stuff #stephenking17
Day 7 of #stephenking17
The only King book that I started but #dnf. I do believe pan to read it again some day.
The was my #firstbookread by Stephen King. I saw it on the sale table at a bookstore when I was about 16. I didn't own a cell phone at the time 😉 #StephenKing17
Day 23 of #SeasonsReadings2016
Here are some #RedsAndGreens from my shelves... a mix of books I love and books I still need to read.
Today is my last day of work until January, and tonight is our first family Christmas party. I'm not sure which I'm more excited about. ❄️🎄
This gem is for @Nazgul93. Not so much the horror king with this novel!
We're trekking through this one finally...finding the pace incredibly slow, but I need to know the final answers!🙈
I smile every time I walk past here, remembering how well King described this corner as the beginning of the end. [Dun, dun, DUN!]
Now I definitely need to get my hands on Cell by Stephen King, since the movie for it is coming out soon. Here's the movie trailer for those of you who are interested. Looks good! 👍🏽 https://youtu.be/q3xaxa6rq-k
so-soIt's hard to resist the impulse to comment that he phoned this one in. I get the feeling his publishers were urging him to get back to "old style King" and this was the result. Not dreadful but poor by his standards
