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Book Review of Cell

Cell
Cell
Author: Stephen King
Genre: Horror
Book Type: Paperback
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I haven't read a Stephen King book in a long while, but I am so glad I picked up this book. I like "end of the world" books and this is definitely one, but different from any I have read recently.

People are going about their normal daily activities when cell phones start ringing and when people answer they get turned into "phone crazies", even one who was just trying to listen in when her friend got "the call."

Clay is in a town miles from his family when this happens. He doesn't have a cell phone, so he doesn't end up turning into one of the violent phone crazies. His sole thought is to get home to his son. Along the way, he ends up picking up others and they help and support each other along the way. It kept me reading and interested to the very end.

As with any apocalyptic type book, there is violence and death, but there is also some humor and friendships being built in the chaos that follows. The action starts almost on the very first page and never stopped. It was a very good read and I would recommend it to anyone that enjoys action, thriller type books.