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A review by tobin_elliott
Cell by Stephen King
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
This one was...just blah.
It was, for the most part, shockingly unmemorable. Yes, King went for the gore a few times, but I'm really not a gore fan. He also dove into the SF arena a little bit, and for the most part, he really shouldn't. TOMMYKNOCKERS and DREAMCATCHER are proof of that.
He had a few good moments when we lost one of the only two good characters in the novel. And the second good one? Yeah, he just kind of drifted away through most of the second half.
In fact, this novel's so forgettable that, literally 24 hours after having finished it, I'm having problems remembering most of it, because my mind continually drifted through the entire reading.
Not a hot mess like TOMMYKNOCKERS. Not a wandering mess like DREAMCATCHER. Just...dull.
It was, for the most part, shockingly unmemorable. Yes, King went for the gore a few times, but I'm really not a gore fan. He also dove into the SF arena a little bit, and for the most part, he really shouldn't. TOMMYKNOCKERS and DREAMCATCHER are proof of that.
He had a few good moments when we lost one of the only two good characters in the novel. And the second good one? Yeah, he just kind of drifted away through most of the second half.
In fact, this novel's so forgettable that, literally 24 hours after having finished it, I'm having problems remembering most of it, because my mind continually drifted through the entire reading.
Not a hot mess like TOMMYKNOCKERS. Not a wandering mess like DREAMCATCHER. Just...dull.