A Little Bit Of Disappointment

  I just finished reading Stephen King's the CELL. I enjoyed the book right till the end; if you do not count the actual end. That is definitely a first for me; Stephen King has never disappointed me with any of his books, stories even films that he directed. Firstly the book was amazing, it got me involved right from the beginning. I wanted to know what was happening, what was that thing called The Pulse and how would things turn out. Secondly King managed to create characters that are intriguing and that you can find little bits of yourself in them. Thirdly I was nicely surprised by something I haven't experienced in a book by him- the death of one of the main characters. I can't say I have read all of his books but from the ones I have there was never a main character that he killed off. (Jack from The Shining and the little kid from The Mist do not count because I never considered them leading characters.). However, they way the character was killed off by the author was really shocking, right till the end when the chapter ends with 'That was the last breath'  I hoped that things will somehow turn out OK. I honestly thought it was quite risky to do that, because the story was not the same after that character was gone. Maybe it was because I found more similar things in that character than the others. It was sad, but also really really good. Stephen King took the risk with that decision and definitely made a right move.
   So let's get to the part where the book disappointed me. Right until the last page I was biting my nails in suspense and could not wait to see how he is going to explain all that has been happening. But there it was, the last sentense that just left me saying- WHAT? Really? Why???. He just left it there, you never know what happens to the characters and you never know what caused the apocalypse in the book. Quite frustrating, because if you know Stephen King then you know that he will leave you wondering what the hell is happening and then he will have the most amazing explanation that you would have never thought of.
  I don't know, maybe it's just me. I don't like being left to imagine things for myself when I am reading someone else's story. Even in the The Road by Cormac McCarthy you didn't know what caused the apocalypse, but you could have guessed what kind of natural disaster could have been; or a man-caused one, without him even telling you. Also, he vaguely tells you with one sentence that things have changed in time and that there might be hope. Stephen King's the CELL just stops.
  In conclusion, I liked every bit of the book except for the end.
 This is my favourite quote from the CELL.

  'At bottom, you see, we are not Homo sapiens at all. Our core is madness. The prime directive is murder. What Darwin was too polite to say, my friends, is that we came to rule the earth not because we were the smartest, or even the meanest, but because we have always been the craziest, most murderous mother-fuckers in the jungle. And that is what the Pulse exoposed five days ago'
                                                                                               CELL; p.217 

P.S. I just love Stephen King's faith in humanity! His books are like beginners' guides for sarcasm; or How to stay realistic no matter what.