Stephen King on J.K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer

Feb 3rd, 2009 | By | Category: Book News, Featured Articles

USA Today has an interview with Stephen King, where he discusses his feelings on Stephenie Meyer (though not very favorably).  He does seem to get what the whole phenomenon is all about though.  Do you agree with any of him commentary?

“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 they’re not overtly sexual. 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.”

“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.”

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111 Comments to “Stephen King on J.K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer”

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  2. Kieran B says:

    All the Twilight Superfans blinded by their rose tinted goggles. J.K Rowling is a much better author. Stephenie Meyer is a very good author, but no-one upon no-one will beat J.K. Rowling in this lifetime.

    J.K. Rowling made an entire story world, she was consistent, things didn’t just change.

    Stephenie Meyer used a real place as a setting, so she didn’t need to memorise anything.

    J.K. Rowling wrote through 8 (Harry was 10 when the second chapter started) up until Harry was 17. (And before any of you pedantic fans say that’s 7, here we go.
    1 – 10
    2 – 11
    3 – 12
    4 – 13
    5 – 14
    6 – 15
    7 – 16
    8 – 17)

    Stephenie Meyer wrote from Bella being 17 until she was 18.

    Want some stats that prove Rowling is better? Look at the book sales. Thanks. K. Bye.

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