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Phones from Hell

Advantages: some interesting and new ideas
Disadvantages: the ideas arent fully formed. the ending isn't all that great. lots of unanswered questions

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 qu ...

ryanando 29.04.2013 · Read full review
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Review of Cell - Stephen King

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Who You Gonna Call?

Advantages: A standard, non "Dark Tower" novel from Stephen King
Disadvantages: Very little that is truly original

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 ...

Soho_Black 05.03.2006 · Read full review
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Cell from Hell

Advantages: Good Story, entertaining, quick read
Disadvantages: Disappointing ending, not as descriptive as other King novels

CELL STEPHEN KING I have come to the decision that Stephen King doesn't care much for modern technology-or the people who've created much of what we now rely on for everything in life day to day. In some of his other books, King has ...

oldchem 08.11.2009 · Read full review
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My kids are phone zombies already!

Advantages: Unique take on the zombie genre, has a fear factor.
Disadvantages: Poor logic to plot, suspect characters, no passion in writing.

It is supposed to be Clay Riddell's day. A lucrative contract the type he has always dreamed of has finally come his way. However, when "The Pulse" hits all that he knows changes forever. He watches helplessly as a young girl tear out the throat of a b ...

Shortsharpshock 07.03.2006 · Read full review
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When good mobiles turn bad!

Advantages: Decent idea, it's written by King
Disadvantages: Not his best work

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 cla ...

Kes30 01.06.2006 · Read full review
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