Are You Going To Answer That?

What do you do when that little device your life depends on starts killing people? If you’re a character in Stephen King’s new book Cell, then you run away. And by run away I mean run right into the problem. Cell, like many a King book, focuses on a small ensemble cast of a nerd, a kid, a divided man and an unseen monster.

The book, which is one of his newest, looks at what would happen to the world if cell phones turned people into zombies. The action in the book fluctuates, and the time between actions seems like it is stretched forever, at least until you get that next exciting jolt as the “monster” comes back. (Insert girlish scream here!) The characters are the usual King characters, who live, act and die like the typical King character, but he makes you love them anyhow. They try to run away to Maine, and as usual, things just get worse. Some you love, some you hate, some will die, but you'll never find one thats two dimensional; that is the beauty of overused characters. And for you King fans, throughout the story you will find many parallels and similarities between his other books, and this will either pull you in, or push you out.

So, if you like the typical King with some great end of the world, road to hell kind of book, and don’t mind the huge similarities to all his other works, then here is your dream book. If not, then mosey on over to the kids section and get yourself another book.