Comments on: Stephen King says Twilight author Stephenie Meyer ‘can’t write worth a darn’

By: Lavendar

Lavendar — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:30:14 +0000

I love Stephen King. Albeit some of his books more than others. Still I don’t think he should be criticizing other authors unless he’s suddenly switched jobs to book critic.

I really don’t care how the Twilight books are written. Good old Steph has made lots of moola caboola off of them. I wish I thought up the premise.

What bothers me is how rabid some of the fans are. I have friends (early to late 30′s) that talk in Twilight code. What is that anyhow? Twilight code? They say for example OME Oh My Edward instead of OMG. The constant debate of Team Edward vs Team Jacob makes me want to pull my hair out. One of them even sleeps under an Edward Cullen bedspread. Yuck! I hope these people realize Edward and Jacob are not real people. If you say anything remotely negative about Twilight, they have a little hissy fit.

So I have no problem with Stephenie. I just don’t understand why the books bring out the Pyscho is some people.

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By: Ariel-Marie

Ariel-Marie — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:23:09 +0000

When are crazy Twilight fans going to realize that just because you “like” Twilight doesn’t make the writing good? We all want to chalk it up too “everyone likes different things” and “everyone’s a winner”, but some people have talent and others don’t. Twilight is not a matter of style or taste, it’s just flat out bad.

For example, one line in New Moon: Aro started to laugh. “Ha, ha, ha,” he chuckled.
It’s like, “Did you really just tell us that he laughed three times in a row? Are you retarded?”

Meyer stinks. Get a straw and suck it up. If you enjoy reading shallow crap books fine, that’s your prerogative; I enjoy Britney Spears music, but I’m not going to act like her songs “profound”, “novel”, or even “good” and start treating her like she’s the next Krzysztof Penderecki. Like what you like; it’s when fans start taking that crap book seriously and acting like it’s this “wonderful” piece of writing (and getting butt hurt when told that it‘s not) that gets under my skin.

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By: -----

----- — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:17:04 +0000

Twilight is totally f-cked up; i’ve no need to repeat what others have been saying.

On the point that smeyer’s book is too long, it is. If you’re going to have tons of pages just to get some shitty plotline out, that’s definitely dragging it out too long, and its very mechanical and mediocre; definitely not poetic or formal to do that. Why else do you think the deepest of poetry only needs a few lines to get out an insightful point, and that essays from great minds are kept cut down to a minimum??

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By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:27:11 +0000

While its nice to think “oh good people are reading again” I honestly don’t think Twilight is good for teenage girls. Edward is perfect and Bella is obsessed. Do we really want teen girls unconsciously holding Twilight as their model for relationships (media has a huge influence, especially over teenagers)? No man is Edward. Period. Do you really want the next generation acting like Bella? Who cares about education or doing ANYTHING else when you’ve got a glittery guy to take care of you? It just comes down to the fact that (other than the abstinence) I don’t think this book has the values that we want to see in teenagers, especially girls. I agree with King, if you want an easy read with good literary quality read Rowling.

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By: Avidly Amused

Avidly Amused — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:29:44 +0000

I would love to reiterate all that Twentysome already covered. He/She put it best.
I love that Stephen King acknowledged Jodi Picoult’s ability and success. She is my favorite author and I have read everything she has written, with the exception of a few.
To somewhat agree with the few Meyer sympathizers, an author is still figuring out her style and voice with her first book. Hell, I couldn’t even get through Picoult’s first book.
I have personally never read anything of King’s, but his reputation precedes him as an intelligent and gifted writer. The Stand is on my list of books to read, and from what I read of all the comments, it should be a good read.

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By: Nebraska

Nebraska — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:14:32 +0000

Anything that gets people interested in reading is a good thing. Stephen King should not be critisizing Stephenie Meyer for getting these kids off their computers and into reading. It is good if people are interested in reading it. A Mom friend of mine who hasn’t had time to read a novel in years even got into this Twilight series.

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By: jacob

jacob — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:12:24 +0000

I think its just so ironic because stephen king is one of the least talented authors around. He was rejected numerous times before published. He is one of the most prolific – but seriously – horror books are not difficult to churn out.

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By: Kensey

Kensey — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:01:39 +0000

Stephen King is like a literary genius.
Stephenie Meyer- a lucky mom who’s sold more books than she deserved.
I agree with Stephen, Stephenie’s books have so many plot holes, so many errors, and she over-describes everything!

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By: Jane

Jane — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:59:30 +0000

I think that Stephenie is an ok writer. But I don’t think she should be hailed as the new “anne rice, ” or the “new J.K.Rowling”… JK Rowling is way better then Stephenie!

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