On October 1, God is in His heaven, the stock market stands at 10,140, most of the planes are on time, and Clayton Riddell, an artist from Maine, is almost bouncing up Boylston Street in Boston. He's just landed a comic book deal that might finally enable him to support his family by making art instead of teaching it. He's already picked up a small (but expensive!) gift for his long-suffering wife, and he knows just what he'll get for his boy Johnny. Why not a little treat for himself? Clay's feeling good about the future.
That changes in a hurry. The cause of the devastation is a phenomenon that will come to be known as The Pulse, and the delivery method is a cell phone. Everyone's cell phone. Clay and the few desperate survivors who join him suddenly find themselves in the pitch-black night of civilization's darkest age, surrounded by chaos, carnage, and a human horde that has been reduced to its basest nature...and then begins to evolve.
There's really no escaping this nightmare. But for Clay, an arrow points home to Maine, and as he and his fellow refugees make their harrowing journey north they begin to see crude signs confirming their direction: KASHWAK=NO-FO. A promise, perhaps. Or a threat...
There are one hundred and ninety-three million cell phones in the United States alone. Who doesn't have one? Stephen King's utterly gripping, gory, and fascinating novel doesn't just ask the question "Can you hear me now?" It answers it with a vengeance.
Stephen King lives in Maine with his wife,the novelist Tabitha King.He does not own a cell phone.
上海译文出版社的版本翻译一般~~~ 是急着出版吗? 翻译得好不好其实不用看原文 只要看读起来的感觉就知道 以前只看过金七八十年代的老书,这本手机是05年写的~~ 非常好看,老金对于恐怖氛围的营造是没说的 看完整本书就像看完了一部恐怖+灾难电影 还有结尾那个带着悬念的结局 ...
评分上海译文出版社的版本翻译一般~~~ 是急着出版吗? 翻译得好不好其实不用看原文 只要看读起来的感觉就知道 以前只看过金七八十年代的老书,这本手机是05年写的~~ 非常好看,老金对于恐怖氛围的营造是没说的 看完整本书就像看完了一部恐怖+灾难电影 还有结尾那个带着悬念的结局 ...
评分上海译文出版社的版本翻译一般~~~ 是急着出版吗? 翻译得好不好其实不用看原文 只要看读起来的感觉就知道 以前只看过金七八十年代的老书,这本手机是05年写的~~ 非常好看,老金对于恐怖氛围的营造是没说的 看完整本书就像看完了一部恐怖+灾难电影 还有结尾那个带着悬念的结局 ...
评分用手机脉冲引发人类大脑清空并被输入统一指令的创意很新鲜,但是恐怖气氛比较松散,没有情节步步推进的感觉 细细
评分Although I've admired S.K. for his reputation and read his short reviews of movies and books a lot, it's been the first time to read him. There were mixed feelings while reading the book: just left Boston, lots of misses, and the marathon explosion happene...
读过的第一本史蒂芬的恐怖小说,真不错啊,诡异气氛逐步升级,让人欲罢不能。主人公们面对危机的执着精神也让人感动,尤其是Clay对于儿子的执着,真的是父爱的最好阐释。结尾出的悬念也留得恰到好处,没有happy ending那么俗不可耐,也没有让人丧失对美好的向往。极力推荐。
评分看的是中文版
评分ending is a new attempt by king.. well not too bad
评分ending is a new attempt by king.. well not too bad
评分A different tone from what I remember reading as a kid; there's not much plot, a third of the way in and the three main characters are still just sitting around; the language and symbols aren't as strong or dark as I remember either. Written for NYC/Ameri