ending

[gem collins]

I enjoyed this book but i found the ending very frustrating, when we didnt know whether the son was going to go mad or get better. What do others reckon ?

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Aye, I know what you mean but I've come to appreciate Sai King's 'open' endings, although I did think Cell was far too short (mind you, I think Dark Tower was too short!).

Long days and pleasant nights

[Spideyman]

I enjoyed this book but i found the ending very frustrating, when we didnt know whether the son was going to go mad or get better. What do others reckon ?




Stephen King has a message about the ending of cell on the main page of this site.

12:41pm March 24th, 2006:
Regarding Cell...
CELL SPOILER: "Based on the information given in the final third of Cell—I’m thinking about the reversion back toward the norm of the later phone crazies—it seems pretty obvious to me that things turned out well for Clay’s son, Johnny. I don’t need to tell you this, do I?”

-Steve

[Bryan James]

'Cell' has minor issues, but it began with a bang (or a ring), had a good crescendo, and ended with an appropriate question mark. I enjoyed the Parcheezi out of it.

BJS

[michal]

I'm sure we already had a thread on this point and I recall Mr. Mod was kind enough to tell us the Mr. King meant for a happy ending on this point. IE - the kid was fine.

I remember it specifically because personally I would prefered not ot have known. :biggrin2:

[Moderator]

I had thought having the word "ending" in the thread title would have clued those who hadn't read it not to go to that thread so didn't put it in a spoiler.

Also, it's Ms.Mod, not Mr. :smile2:

[michal]

Sorry Ms. Mod... :laugh: On the endless white fields of cyberspace we all look asexual.

[Schmidty]

I was a little confused at the end but I thought on for a while staring blankly for 3 days and I came to conclusion that the son was alright.

[muskrat]

I liked the open ending. In my version, the kid went even crazier, ate his dad's face off, and joined the Texas Rangers. How about that?

Hey, it's an open ending, I can make it do whatever I want.

[jellydonut25]

I always thought the ending was pretty obvious.

It's funny, sometimes people try to see more than is really there. Reminds me of Inception; I think it's pretty obvious that he wakes up for real at the end (just like I think it's obvious the kid wakes up and is fine) and yet the arguments still rage on...

[JohnDalglish]

I always thought the ending was pretty obvious.

It's funny, sometimes people try to see more than is really there. Reminds me of Inception; I think it's pretty obvious that he wakes up for real at the end (just like I think it's obvious the kid wakes up and is fine) and yet the arguments still rage on...

Hi,

Personally I thought the apparent ambiguity of the ending was intended.

But I thought that about The Mist till Frank Darabont filmed it and Sai King endorsed the changed ending.

And I still think that Cell, the first genuine horror story if the third millenium IMO, was far too short.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Schmidty]

I liked the open ending. In my version, the kid went even crazier, ate his dad's face off, and joined the Texas Rangers. How about that?

Hey, it's an open ending, I can make it do whatever I want.

wouldnt the kid eat his teammates if he ate is dad's face?

[Truman]

I like this book although many people said that this is one of his weakest novels. I don't think it's short, it's just ok. About ending...it seems obvious what happened to his son but this tragic ending makes me feel bad. I guess that's the point, not every book should have happy end.