Bracket #11: Cell (2006)

[mae]

Cell, 2006
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/510/medium/Cell_face.jpg

Please vote for Cell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_(novel)) using the following scale:

5: I loved it
4: It was good
3: Average
2: Only so-so
1: I didn't like it

If you haven't read this book yet, please vote Never Read. Feel free to discuss your votes in this thread.

[Daghain]

A three for me. Not overly impressed.

[Sam]

I know I'm in the minority, but this is one of my favorites from King in the last decade. I give it a 5.

[Kronz]

I give it a three but only barely. The Stand and Dawn of the Dead didn't need to be made into a single entity.

[Jean]

I give it a three but only barely. The Stand and Dawn of the Dead didn't need to be made into a single entity.
a three, for the same reason. "The Stand" part was good, but the first half was soooooooo boring...

[Tito_Villa]

Another 4 for me, good but not great!

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Yay! A recent King book I actually liked. I give it a 4.

[ladysai]

Meh.

[Ageless Stranger]

I give it a three but only barely. The Stand and Dawn of the Dead didn't need to be made into a single entity.
a three, for the same reason. "The Stand" part was good, but the first half was soooooooo boring...

I don't remember a "The Stand" part. But, when I read Cell I had not yet read "The Stand". 4 from me.

[divemaster]

Between 3 and 4, but I went with 3.

[Kronz]

I give it a three but only barely. The Stand and Dawn of the Dead didn't need to be made into a single entity.
a three, for the same reason. "The Stand" part was good, but the first half was soooooooo boring...

I don't remember a "The Stand" part. But, when I read Cell I had not yet read "The Stand". 4 from me.

The similarities with The Stand are mostly the regrouping of society after the end of the world, but more specifically the way the humans are all drawn by dreams to their destiny.

[Cuthbert Heath]

one of my favs!!!!

[mikeC]

I like it. Not sure if it could have been longer or shorter.
There is some great stuff in it though, especially when they get to the college stadium.
Surprised people wanted such a definitive ending, i liked that it was open ended.

[Hannah]

I gave it a 5. I really liked this one.

[Odetta]

I gave it a meh

[Stockerlone]

A 4 for me, best of the NEW books.

[pathoftheturtle]

meh

[Canada]

2. I was disappointed. It felt too gimmicky, relying on cell-phones as the big bad, and I feel it's a story that won't age well.

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

4. I liked it.

[mae]

The poll has closed. Cell has earned a FAS (final average score) of 3.757575758 or 75.15%, placing 3rd in this bracket. It will not be moving on to Round 2. In 2009, Cell also placed 3rd (in Bracket #12) with a FAS of 3.720000000, so it gained 0.037575758 (+1.01%) this time.