Cell vs Desperation: Which Should You Read?

Cell Stephen King · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.7 477 pages · ≈ 8 h 50 m · Moderate

“The event that came to be known as The Pulse began at 3:03 P.M., eastern standard time, on the afternoon of October 1.”

Cell is a 2006 apocalyptic horror novel by American author Stephen King. The story follows a New England artist struggling to reunite with his young son after a mysterious signal broadcast over the global cell phone…

Desperation Stephen King · 1996 ★★★★☆ 4.4 560 pages · ≈ 10 h 22 m · Moderate

Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada has few connections with the rest of the world. It is a place, though, where the seams between worlds are thin. Miners at the China Pit have…