comments after finally finishing the audiobook of Stephen King's Cell

First off, Campbell Scott's narration wasn't great. This is my second go at this audiobook, because I got bored/disgusted about two chapters in the first time. I was in a more receptive mood this time, I guess, because I was in Boston last year, and I could kind of pick out the landmarks in my head. It still took quite a while for the characters to grab me, though, and I think the dull reading was at least a little to blame. It was disappointing, really...most Stephen King audiobooks have great narration. You'd think that when his stories started to go downhill in the past few years, King'd start getting better narrators. You know, to compensate.

And secondly? THE ENDING SUCKED. Not from a literary standpoint, I suppose, though I'm certainly no expert on that. I didn't pick up this book because I wanted a work of literary genius, anyway. All I wanted was a good story to pass my commute by (And zombies. Bring on the zombies!). Part of a good story is WRAPPING IT THE F--K UP AT THE END. Criminey, I haven't been so pissed about an ending since Gone With The Wind.