I recently (as in a few minutes ago) stumbled across this article detailing Stephen King's thoughts on the popular Twilight series. The article quotes King as saying that Meyer "can't write worth a darn". It goes on to say that he complimented the pacing of the story, calling it exciting and thrilling but non-threatening. Of course, there was some backlash against his statements by ardent Twilight fans.
I think it's fairly obvious who's side I'm going to come out on in this particular issue. I've been reading King for years and have gone through most (though admittedly not all) of his books. I can't comment on Meyer's work simply because I haven't read it. She has her fans and that's fine, but I have no real desire to read them. The books are not for me; I'm not her target demographic. The only thing I can do is comment on the movie and say that it was bad. I've seen worse, but that doesn't change much. It sure as heck didn't deserve to win best picture at the MTV Movie Awards, especially when pit against Iron Man and The Dark Knight.
I digress. I don't get why fans are getting so worked up. All Mr. King did was state his opinion. He was even pretty tactful about it. Trust me, I've seen people say much, much worse about Meyer's writing ability and the books in general. How have we gotten to the point where we can't even respect other people's opinions? Yes, I did not like the movie based on Meyer's book, but it obviously has it's fans and that's fine. If you want to like the book, great, you're entitled to like and dislike what you want. Just because someone says "yeah I"m not a fan" or cracks a joke about the fact that the vampires sparkle (and come on, you have to admit that it's ridiculous) doesn't mean you need to go into a rabid roid rage and attack the person.
I love Ghostbusters and jokingly ask who doesn't like it, but if someone said that they didn't enjoy it all that much I wouldn't go get a baseball bat and round up a posse. Case and point, a while back I was trying to get my roommates to start watching The Venture Bros. as I am a big fan and have the first two seasons on DVD and the third on Blu-ray. After initially just answering with "nah" he finally came out and said that he wasn't a big fan of the show. I shrugged and that was it, end of story.
Not everyone has to like what you like. It's the beauty of free will. If you prefer Meyer's work to King's, that's your right. I, personally, wouldn't understand the thought process behind the idea but I'm not going to belittle your opinion or taste in books.
I think it's fairly obvious who's side I'm going to come out on in this particular issue. I've been reading King for years and have gone through most (though admittedly not all) of his books. I can't comment on Meyer's work simply because I haven't read it. She has her fans and that's fine, but I have no real desire to read them. The books are not for me; I'm not her target demographic. The only thing I can do is comment on the movie and say that it was bad. I've seen worse, but that doesn't change much. It sure as heck didn't deserve to win best picture at the MTV Movie Awards, especially when pit against Iron Man and The Dark Knight.
I digress. I don't get why fans are getting so worked up. All Mr. King did was state his opinion. He was even pretty tactful about it. Trust me, I've seen people say much, much worse about Meyer's writing ability and the books in general. How have we gotten to the point where we can't even respect other people's opinions? Yes, I did not like the movie based on Meyer's book, but it obviously has it's fans and that's fine. If you want to like the book, great, you're entitled to like and dislike what you want. Just because someone says "yeah I"m not a fan" or cracks a joke about the fact that the vampires sparkle (and come on, you have to admit that it's ridiculous) doesn't mean you need to go into a rabid roid rage and attack the person.
I love Ghostbusters and jokingly ask who doesn't like it, but if someone said that they didn't enjoy it all that much I wouldn't go get a baseball bat and round up a posse. Case and point, a while back I was trying to get my roommates to start watching The Venture Bros. as I am a big fan and have the first two seasons on DVD and the third on Blu-ray. After initially just answering with "nah" he finally came out and said that he wasn't a big fan of the show. I shrugged and that was it, end of story.
Not everyone has to like what you like. It's the beauty of free will. If you prefer Meyer's work to King's, that's your right. I, personally, wouldn't understand the thought process behind the idea but I'm not going to belittle your opinion or taste in books.
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