# Cell is NOT a copy of The Stand **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 1, 2007, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-is-not-a-copy-of-the-stand/421177 "2007-10-01T18:26:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-is-not-a-copy-of-the-stand/421177/21 "2007-10-03T00:15:08Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] It wasn’t precisely the same but it had the same feel enough to bring me out of the book. It may have been that he was a conduit but it didn’t feel much different to me. I don’t underline book titles not because I don’t think there’s a reason but I get lazy about coding. Honest, that’s the only reason. [/QUOTE] Fair enough. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-is-not-a-copy-of-the-stand/421177/22 "2007-10-10T20:17:16Z")
I started reading _Cell_ over the weekend and I’m about to put it down, it’s so jarringly similar to _The Stand_. Alice immediately reminded me of Franny (and, as an aside, it annoys me that King names a 16-year-old _Alice_, when a modern teenager would be named Brittnay or something!). The character of Tom is very similar to the professor guy from the Stand. And the Bible-thumping non-crazy reminded me of the monster-shouter from NYC’s Central Park. I’m not very far into the book. The point is, as someone else said, King has already done this, and much better. And as far as _Swan Song_ being much better than _The Stand_? :eek: Its superficial nature and poorly thought-out scenerios weighed it down and I was completely unsatisfied with it by the end. I blasted it on Amazon long ago; I wonder if they still have their old reviews posted? (If not, I’m sure it’s on my computer somewhere …) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-is-not-a-copy-of-the-stand/421177.md?page=1)