Really, Stephen King? Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn?
February 17, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
Stephen King is getting more annoying by the minute. He recently slammed Stephenie Meyer and called her a no-talent loser.
Ok, he wasn’t quite that harsh, but really, you shouldn’t slam someone who has such a huge fan base as Stephenie Meyer and her "Twilight" series. I’d call that pretty darn successful, Stephen!
He said: "Both [J.K.] 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."
I’m not liking Stephen King very much at the moment.
What about you? Does this bug the heck out of you?!
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stephen king is just jealous of stephenie meyer he cant accept that she is the best auther ever and is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than he will ever be the twilight saga is sooooooooooooo amazing and it will soon take over the world! it will be illegal not to love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! stephen king can just suck it!
He’s just angry because teenagers aren’t lining up by the thousands to buy his books…
Bummer, Steven
Oh shut up,
Go read this: http://bookstove.com/fantasy/why-i-hate-twilight/
Stephen King has a point.
Oh My God! Thankfully someone agrees with me! I may be only 14 but even I can see how crap Twilight is! It’s full of fake crap about nothing. Honestly even I can write better then Stephenie Meyer.
Yes i’ve tried to read twilight and I could feel a part of my brain dying. Not all America books are that crap, but Twilight doesn’t maker America look like a very smart place
Yeah, people… Stephen King is a million times better then Stephenie Meyer.
I have read all the Twilight books. They’re okay, something to read if you don’t feel like thinking. Stephen King’s books are captivating and intelligent. Don’t be hating him just because you can’t understand his books. Just get a little smarter… Stupid fantards
Long days and pleasant nights.
“…but really, you shouldn’t slam someone who has such a huge fan base as Stephenie Meyer and her “Twilight” series. I’d call that pretty darn successful, Stephen! ”
Two things wrong with this statement. Firstly, a huge fan base does is not make anyone infallible, as you are suggesting. Hitler had a huge fan base and look what happened to him.
Secondly- on the flip side, if you want to compare fan bases, look at it this way: Stephanie Meyer has sold 70 millon books worldwide. Stephen King has sold over 350 million books worldwide and has won numerous awards.
As well, Stephen King’s books are diverse and deep, with intertwining plotlines and questions probing into human nature. Meyer’s books involve poorly developed characters who have no personalities, thus allowing every pre-pubescent girl on the planet to impose their own personalities onto them. None of Meyer’s characters are deep- they are predictable, cliche, and boring (the reason why Edward can’t read Bella’s mind is because she doesn’t have one!). The books are anti-feminist, and a product of Meyer’s Mormom pipe dreams.
Stephen King = EPIC WIN.
I agree with him completely, Meyer’s nothing compaired to either Rowling or King.
I definitely agree with Stephen King. Twilight is boring.
Harry Potter = Great? LOL. All books end is deus-ex-machina(great? When she can’t think of a good ending. She makes up with something out of the blue! If Avatar: The Las Airbender were a novel than a TV series, it would kick HP ass). But then SK woun’t see it because he has awful endings. I wouldn’t even call it cliff hanger. Just read From the Buick 8. it such as waste of time!
How did you know that spell? I read it in the book! But then, we didn’t read anything about him/her reading the book where she learned the magic spell! Deus ex machina
“He’s just angry because teenagers aren’t lining up by the thousands to buy his books… Bummer, Steven”
No, they’ve already done that, you know, considering he’s sold over 300 MILLION books in his career.
I agree with Stephen King. To be honest, Meyer’s writing reminds me of love stories my friends and I used to write back in 8th grade. You know, finding the “perfect” lover, bad grammar, etc. Stephen King and Ayn Rand are my favourite authors.
He doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone, he’s the King, you know?
Every book that he have written was based to a movie, I don’t need to write all the names, need I?? I don’t think so.
He isn’t judging her, he’s just saying that she’s not a good writer.
And between JK Rowling – Stephenie Meyer – Stephen King, I prefer The King. I sure am.
Listen to the Twilighttards BAWWWWW
King is right. Meyer can’t write worth a damn. She fails at creating any sort of atmosphere and her characters are one dimensional and vapid. All it reminds me of is a kid from jr high writing a vampire fanfic to escape their boredom of the classroom.
I think this quote is very fitting.
“There are also books full of great writing that don’t have very good stories. Read sometimes for the story, Bobby. Don’t be like the book-snobs who won’t do that. Read sometimes for the words — the language. Don’t be like the play-it-safers that won’t do that. But when you find a book that has both a good story and good words, treasure that book.”
(This is a quote from Stephen King’s “Hearts in Atlantis”)
Twilight is certainly not read by book-snobs, and rather than play-it-safers, Twilight is read by role-players. The characters, Bella in particular, are so wonderfully vague you can read it like a video game with you playing as Bella. It’s fun but ultimately a dating sim in the form of a book. It can’t compare to J.K. Rowling’s books or Stephen King’s, in which the characters are three-dimensional and aren’t easily replaced.
Twilight is an entertaining, easy read. Successful is one thing, being able to write worth a darn is another matter altogether.
“stephen king is just jealous of stephenie meyer he cant accept that she is the best auther ever and is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than he will ever be the twilight saga is sooooooooooooo amazing”
Oh my God. I’ve never laughed that hard.
How could Stephen King be… what? JEALOUS? Come on, he’s one of the best writers of the century, there are a lot of films created from his books and are still successfull today.
I’ve read some pages of the last Meyer’s book. Even with my broken English I can see how awful her style is. Really.
Stephen King opened the door for many new authors, and he’s still there in his dinner suit with a smile on his face, letting as many in as he can. When he writes a collection (see Everything’s Eventual) he’ll often list names of other authors-usually short-story or novella specialists-that the reader should check out. He’s concerned that print is dying out in the age of technology and the internet, but he’s determined to keep it alive. He’s a team player.
King’s also a critic. Not a backseat, I-write-good-books-that-make-lots-of-moolah critic, but the genuine article. Sure, he has experience which lends support to what he’s saying, but he knows what makes a good story and what will speak to the hearts of his Constant Readers. He’s not insulting Meyer for the sake of insulting, or because he’s got an egotistical power trip problem, but because he sees the stories for what they are-the feeble jottings of a post-grad writer appealing to one audience in order to make money. Her books were published in-what, 2004? The movies were made something like 2 or 3 years later, and became worldwide blockbusters, not because of life-changing storylines but because of straight up sales. King’s movies weren’t all blockbusters, but Shawshank Redemption is now pretty much a staple in modern classic cinema, and The Green Mile is regarded as one of Tom Hanks’ finest performances along with Forrest Gump. Trust me, you’re not going to see Pattinson winning the lifetime achievement award and have snippets of his scenes playing on a huge screen. Granted, he’s an awful actor, but the source material doesn’t help.
Speaking of source material, has anyone really looked at what Twilight’s about? A girl who does anything to get with a guy who treats her like ass. The book’s message basically says that girls need to throw themselves into the nearest trailer park and get on their redneck husband’s sandwich train right away. I suppose if you’re 13, you don’t really read that much into a book like this, but when Meyer starts criticizing classic books like Wuthering Heights as if she’s written a modern day masterpiece instead of a cash cow, we need to look at her books and tell her that no, we’d rather do our colouring books since that’s the age we’ll be reading hers.
That’s my disjointed Twilight rant. Sure, I suppose it helps young girls deal with growing up and the new feelings they experience as they mature, but the overall message is pretty shitty. Wake up and read some real novels-if not Stephen King, try some Ludlum or Clancy for action, or even Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas series, it’s pretty good. Evanovich is alright too, so I’ve heard, though I haven’t read her stuff. Give new books a try and stop throwing your hands up and wailing when people call these books out for what they are-firewood.