ending

**gem collins** · June 30th, 2009

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** · July 1st, 2009

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** · July 1st, 2009

Originally Posted by 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 ?

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** · July 1st, 2009

'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** · July 7th, 2009

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.

**Moderator** · July 7th, 2009

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.

**michal** · July 7th, 2009

Sorry Ms. Mod...

On the endless white fields of cyberspace we all look asexual.

**Schmidty** · August 1st, 2011

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** · August 2nd, 2011

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** · August 2nd, 2011

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...