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Cell by Stephen King
3.5
dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Going to put this whole review in spoiler tags because I have things to say.
This had King's usual great characters and some strong world building. The threat was interesting, if a bit out of date because of technology. I know some people hate the ending because they can't handle ambiguity or "bad" endings, but I actually really liked it. My main criticisms are some of the common foibles of King at this time in his career: magical negro trope, fridging the only somewhat developed female character, some strange classism and such.
in short, I didn't love it, but it's pretty good.