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Stephen King On 'Twilight' Author: 'Stephenie Meyer Can't Write Worth A Darn'
By Access Hollywood
February 3, 2009 4:05 PM PST


LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Stephen King's opinion may drive a stake through the heart of "Twilight" author, Stephenie Meyer.

In an interview with USA Weekend, the bestselling author compared Meyer with J.K. Rowling , the author of the Harry Potter series.


According to Stephen, "Both Rowling and Meyer, they're speaking directly to young people... The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can't write worth a darn. She's not very good."

Meeooww!

While Stephen may not be a fan of Stephenie's(sic) writing, he understands the appeal of the series.

"People are attracted by the stories, by the pace and in the case of Stephenie Meyer, it's very clear that she's writing to a whole generation of girls and opening up kind of a safe joining of love and sex in those books. It's exciting and it's thrilling and it's not particularly threatening because it's not overtly sexual."

He further explains, "A lot of the physical side of it is conveyed in things like the vampire will touch her forearm or run a hand over skin, and she just flushes all hot and cold. And for girls, that's a shorthand for all the feelings that they're not ready to deal with yet."
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in fairness to Stephen King the Twilight books are pretty terrible. They're like goosebumps for fat middle aged ladies who sit around eating chocolate ice cream and own 4 cats.
 
Ninja Scooter said:
in fairness to Stephen King the Twilight books are pretty terrible. They're like goosebumps for fat middle aged ladies who sit around eating chocolate ice cream and own 4 cats.
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how dare you insult goosebumps.
 
Ninja Scooter said:
in fairness to Stephen King the Twilight books are pretty terrible. They're like goosebumps for fat middle aged ladies who sit around eating chocolate ice cream and own 4 cats.
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That would be accurate, except I think that the primary readership consists of brain-dead teenage girls.

Twilight is so bad that I automatically call into question the intelligence of any girl that says they enjoy the series.
 
It's a series that appeals to people whose own ability to write coherently is horrible. Same reason people like most country music.
 
My girlfriend and all my close female friends love Twilight. They generally have good taste in things, but there's something about that series that hooks them. Whatever, if they enjoy it, then good for them.
 
I'd have to go with
StephanieMeyer.jpg


over

jkrowling.jpg



Wait, they write?


It's not a fair fight, Stephanie's got like 15 years in youth on JK
 
Aaron said:
It's a series that appeals to people whose own ability to write coherently is horrible. Same reason people like most country music.
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People who like country music can't write?
 
People focusing on the wrong part.
Stating that Twilight is poorly written is like asserting that the sun is hot.

The real lol-worthy news is that Stephen King thinks that J.K. Rowling is a "terrific writer".

Only goes to show that all Red Sox fans are fools.
 
The author of Cujo and Children of the corn says what? :lol

Yeah, Twilight isn't a great book but,
Those who live in a house made of glass, should not throw stones.
 
Well, you may not like the stories and Stephen King seeming forced by contract to stick to horror when it's clear he would like to go in a different direction, but he IS a good writer. He's especially good when he writes about kids.
 
eso76 said:
Well, you may not like the stories and Stephen King seeming forced by contract to stick to horror when it's clear he would like to go in a different direction, but he IS a good writer. He's especially good when he writes about kids.
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Stephen King has plenty of non-horror books.
 
Link said:
Stephen King has plenty of non-horror books.
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Also, Stephen King has plenty of non-good books. The next time he decides to criticize another author, he should take a good look at 90% of his body of work. That's why it would be best if he kept his mouth shut.
 
Chichikov said:
People focusing on the wrong part.
Stating that Twilight is poorly written is like asserting that the sun is hot.

The real lol-worthy news is that Stephen King thinks that J.K. Rowling is a "terrific writer".

Only goes to show that all Red Sox fans are fools.
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Rowling is terrific. Harry Potter books are awesome. Why are you people hating! First Goosebumps..now HP...what next GAF, what next? Animorphs? Dont you dare.
 
KHarvey16 said:
But he has good ones, demonstrating he can actually write. Does Stephenie Meyer?
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Dude, in no way i'm defending Meyer here. I have read "Twilight" and "New Moon" and I can say that they are not good literature. I can safely assume her other books are on the same level.
I'm just saying that King has no right to criticize other authors when most of his work is pure shit. Yes, he has done masterpieces, but most of his books are not good enough to wipe your ass on their pages, let alone spending precious hours of your life reading them.
 
donkeymonkey said:
Also, Stephen King has plenty of non-good books. The next time he decides to criticize another author, he should take a good look at 90% of his body of work. That's why it would be best if he kept his mouth shut.
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lol...wat? Even King's worst beats Meyer's best. Stephenie Meyer has found her niche in the literature world and good for her, but that doesn't mean that her work is barred from criticism from her peers.
 
Angry Grimace said:
I'd have to go with
http://www.popculturemadness.com/Entertainment/Books/images/StephanieMeyer.jpg/IMG]

over

[IMG]http://larryfire.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/jkrowling.jpg/IMG]


Wait, they write?


It's not a fair fight, Stephanie's got like 15 years in youth on JK [/QUOTE]


At least JK isn't a fatty. She got some nice boobies on her too.


[IMG]http://kalebnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/stephanie-meyer.jpg

WHERE IS YOUR HOTTY NOW
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Chichikov said:
People focusing on the wrong part.
Stating that Twilight is poorly written is like asserting that the sun is hot.

The real lol-worthy news is that Stephen King thinks that J.K. Rowling is a "terrific writer".

Only goes to show that all Red Sox fans are fools.
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ugh

Anyway, that pic has to be at least 10 years old. Talking about the good pic, here.
 
Sorry, I won't fuck anyone who can't/won't watch an R-rated movie.
 
Even if Stephen King hadnt written a decent book, I'd still like him for inspiring Kubrick's Shining
 
donkeymonkey said:
Also, Stephen King has plenty of non-good books. The next time he decides to criticize another author, he should take a good look at 90% of his body of work. That's why it would be best if he kept his mouth shut.
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Hyperbole much? He's written so many bonafide classics at this point, his less-than-great books can easily be excused.
 
Link said:
Hyperbole much? He's written so many bonafide classics at this point, his less-than-great books can easily be excused.
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I still think time will tell whether King was merely a popular writer or something more.
 
donkeymonkey said:
I'm just saying that King has no right to criticize other authors when most of his work is pure shit. Yes, he has done masterpieces, but most of his books are not good enough to wipe your ass on their pages, let alone spending precious hours of your life reading them.
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So, let me get this straight:

Hardcore gamer who hangs out on GAF all day and has probably never written anything longer than 15 pages: has the "right" to criticize an author as being worse than toilet paper.

Successful published novelist for several decades with dozens of bestsellers and quite a bit of critical acclaim for some of them: has no such right.

I don't think so.

FWIW, I maintain there is no such thing as a "right" to criticize others' work, as that implies it's granted by some higher power. But it's not, because we all can and do criticize everything, often harshly, regardless of personal ability. It'd be like someone saying no one on GAF has the right to speak ill of a game because most GAFfers have never made a video game. Of course we all have that right, and we exercise it daily. So does Stephen King.
 
HK-47 said:
I still think time will tell whether King was merely a popular writer or something more.
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I think he's one of those writers that people don't even associate with a lot of the great books he's written. Maybe because a lot of them have gone on to have even more popular film adaptations.
 
Link said:
Stephen King has plenty of non-horror books.
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True, and plenty of books that you can tell weren't really meant to be horror but he just HAD to put something scary/supernatural in them and they felt forced. But he is a very good writer, a master of pacing and suspense and an awesome storyteller. A lot of his books might be considered pop and targeted to large audiences but his talent as a writer cannot be denied.
 
Link said:
I think he's one of those writers that people don't even associate with a lot of the great books he's written. Maybe because a lot of them have gone on to have even more popular film adaptations.
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The only one I think does that is Kubrick's Shining, which is really a completely different kind of horror. And even though I think Kubrick's version is far scarier and masterful, The Shining is still one of my favorite traditional ghost stories. And even though movies like Pet Semetary and Carrie and It have been quite successful, I dont think they override King's books. They are him through and through.
 
eso76 said:
True, and plenty of books that you can tell weren't really meant to be horror but he just HAD to put something scary/supernatural in them and they felt forced. But he is a very good writer, a master of pacing and suspense and an awesome storyteller. A lot of his books might be considered pop and targeted to large audiences but his talent as a writer cannot be denied.
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My personal favorite is Hearts in Atlantis. One of the few books I've read several times.

HK-47 said:
The only one I think does that is Kubrick's Shining, which is really a completely different kind of horror. And even though I think Kubrick's version is far scarier and masterful, The Shining is still one of my favorite traditional ghost stories. And even though movies like Pet Semetary and Carrie and It have been quite successful, I dont think they override King's books. They are him through and through.
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I'm not saying that the movies necessarily deviate from the books, just that people tend to think of the movies first when such works are brought up.
 
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is one of my favorites. or it sticks out the most in my mind, even though it's more of a novella

definitely not the work of a bad writer
 
HK-47 said:
The only one I think does that is Kubrick's Shining, which is really a completely different kind of horror. And even though I think Kubrick's version is far scarier and masterful, The Shining is still one of my favorite traditional ghost stories. And even though movies like Pet Semetary and Carrie and It have been quite successful, I dont think they override King's books. They are him through and through.
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I would say the films of The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption have overridden the literature which inspired them.
 
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