You can’t argue with Stephen King <3

I read the first 3 books in the “Twilight” series (I have an 11-year old daughter who wanted to read them). I love a good love story as much as anyone, but found them boring after the 1st book. It was just a lot of teen girly stuff over and over and over again. I know she was aiming for the teen girl audience, but they deserved a better story line.

I read the first 3 books in the “Twilight” series (I have an 11-year old daughter who wanted to read them). I love a good love story as much as anyone, but found them boring after the 1st book. It was just a lot of teen girly stuff over and over and over again. I know she was aiming for the teen girl audience, but they deserved a better story line.

I’ve never read Stephenie Mayer, but I’ve heard it’s horroble… I do read James Patterson but he writes what I call “dessert books” aka, books that you read late at night for a simple little story, not something that I actually would think about for hours on end and hypothesize about theory and all of that…

I’ve never read Stephenie Mayer, but I’ve heard it’s horrible… I do read James Patterson but he writes what I call “dessert books” aka, books that you read late at night for a simple little story, not something that I actually would think about for hours on end and hypothesize about theory and all of that…

I like Twilight as well as HP. And I mean I really really like the stories, but King is right… people aren’t attracted to the work because it’s great literary work. It’s a good story. I find that’s true with a lot of the teen fiction I read. I like it cause the story is compelling, not because it was written well. But that doesn’t really matter. I still like it. A person cannot read shakespeare quality everyday.

Yes, that is so true! It’s not neccesarily great because lots of people read it. My sister loves Jodi Picoult. I should try her out too.

Wow. I enjoyed the Twilight books. I agree that Meyer’s books are not on the same level as Rowling’s. I think that Rowling’s books qualify as literature. Meyer’s books are just books. They are light and fluffy and fun. That doesn’t mean they are bad, just different.

I do think King could have handled it with more tact. It’s hard to judge without seeing the full interview and understanding its context, but I think he could have expressed his opinion of her books without being so harsh. (Without the “can’t write worth a darn” line.) That kind of criticism of others’ work belongs more in formal book reviews, not in random newspaper interviews. She is a person with feelings after all.

I agree, wow! I love the Twilight books, but in no way are they the same caliber as Harry Potter. I wish they would stop comparing the two.

I enjoyed the Twilight books as well, but I dont think they were well written. Same with James Patterson (tho he’s a bit better – he flushes out has characters a little better). Regardless, they are still enjoyable stories. I would definitely consider JKR a much better writer (and a better story teller) then SM.

Someone mentioned Jodi Picoult. Is she considered teen/young fiction? I just finished reading “19 Minutes”. I really enjoyed it (although I’m a little WTF with the twist at the end). I wouldnt have considered that book to be geared towards younger readers. Yes, it centers around highschool characters, but I thought there were some very mature themes there.

Not all that familair with Meyers or Kings work so really can’t pass comment on this.

Yes! While I enjoyed the Twilight saga as a quick easy read, Meyers is NOT the Jo! And I’m glad the distinctions been made. But I’m going to miss reading new Stephan King books here after the Twilighters get him.

Oh, that’s hilarious. I love Stephen King. I’ve read both the HP books (obviously, since I’m here) and all of the Twilight novels + SMeyer’s other book and she really isn’t a good author. Her books are all the same. The stories themselves are interesting, but the substance isn’t what it could be if she’d take chances, which is what I think he’s saying. shrug

I think it’s good that some literature authority finally said out loud that Twilight books are poorly written.

Jo is definitely a better author than Stephenie. No doubt about that. But I don’t agree with King. I think Stephenie is a good writer, but she writes a lot differently than Jo. I personally like Jo’s writing better and there are things about Stephenie’s writing that bugs me. I dislike how in all of her books, it takes a while for the plot to really get started. I found my eyes glazing over as I read the first few chapters of The Host, but by the end I was hooked. Same thing happened with Twilight.