Me and Ka-tet were arguing which one was better, i prefer The Stand, he prefers Cell. Which do you prefer? Why?
The Stand
Cell
Both equally
Neither
Cell or The Stand? Small chance of spoilers.
Me and Ka-tet were arguing which one was better, i prefer The Stand, he prefers Cell. Which do you prefer? Why?
2:45 am- 11th February 2008- I Finished The Dark Tower
The Stand, by a WIDE margin. The Stand is, in my opinion, the best non-DT book King ever wrote. Cell, in my opinion, is the single worst thing King ever wrote [well, maybe Lisey's Story, but still]. I think there's no real comparison. The Stand is something I re-read at least every five years. Cell I could not even finish I hated it so much. I suspect this poll is going to be a runaway victory for The Stand, we shall see...
The Stand.
No contest.
Care to explain why?Originally Posted by ladysai
2:45 am- 11th February 2008- I Finished The Dark Tower
With The Stand, there's so much more to love.
More fantastic characters, more plot, more depth overall.
The Stand is just a different breed of book than Cell.
(imho)
The Stand...basically for the same reasons ladysai said.
Oh, and I have a question...if someone's choice is not that they are both equal than how could neither be better?
Brice, that has confused me, but, i think, if i'm getting it right, you've got the wrong end of the stick, i mean, both equally good, and the last one means you hated them both.
2:45 am- 11th February 2008- I Finished The Dark Tower
quite. It's that old R.Smullian pair: "all delicious food is expensive" and "all cheap food is nasty". Logically the same, but essentially very, very different.
I don't really think this poll is needed, you only have to look into Your Top 5 (non DT) SK books to see where The Stand is, and where Cell. I gave this statistics there not too long ago.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah, but it'd be nice to see it play out and see just what the humbers are in the end. i like statistics and i would lay odds that Stand wins with at least 95% of the vote. this should be a true blow-out.
Oh, didn't see them, i was just proving a point to Ka-tet that The Stand is far superior.
2:45 am- 11th February 2008- I Finished The Dark Tower
I believe your point may be proven Mark--The Stand is far an above superior to Cell
(even though I loved Cell, they just aren't in the same league)
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
sure guys, I didn't say I was going to delete it!I think we'll let it be for some time, just to see if anyone will ever vote Cell against The Stand
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'm not sure it's the same sport they are so far apart
and we know from mark's testimony that if ka-tet does not vote, he still voted for Cell thus initiating the thread.sure guys, I didn't say I was going to delete it!
We could say one is Golf and the other is NASCARi'm not sure it's the same sport they are so far apart
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
that's actually a really good analogy! one is long and slow and multi-faceted and i love it, the other is fast-paced and bothers me.We could say one is Golf and the other is NASCARi'm not sure it's the same sport they are so far apart
I would say one is a great piece of literature, while the other is Golf, NASCAR, blotting paper, flat tyre, bottle stopper, or anything else that comes to mindWe could say one is Golf and the other is NASCARi'm not sure it's the same sport they are so far apart
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the cell was alright, but it was to close to the Stand concept and it reminded me more of Night of the Living Dead or any Zombie movie like that.
The Tardis (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) duh!
Ka-tet mightn't get to vote, because he isn't at his Nana's
2:45 am- 11th February 2008- I Finished The Dark Tower
I was pretty happy with Cell - not a bad little book at all.
But The Stand is in a whole different universe.
'Cell' need'nt feel bad - most books ever written would fail this contest.
Exactly, almost any book in the world could be against The Stand in this poll and would lose.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
The Stand...
I will quote someone from another board... The Cell is like The Stand's annoying little brother.
Buddy, you think you look strong? You’re wearing a cape.
I wasn't a fan of Cell either. Great concept, but I felt that the overall execution fell short. Maybe it just wasn't long enough--I really can't put my finger on it.
The Stand is great, and though I have a few nit-picky coomplaints about it, it's still WAY up there in my favorites list. Cell is on the other end of that list. :p
The Stand. Definitely.
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