I'm going to be skewered

Feb 04, 2009 17:13

So, I commented on the whole Stephen King/Stephenie Meyer issue. Sure, Twilight's engaging, but the woman is not a great writer. She doesn't win that contest. If you want to read my comment, it's here: http://www.journalfen.net/community/ ( Read more... )

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codecompass February 4 2009, 22:28:27 UTC
Your comment rules.

He's totally right. She's not a great writer. She's not even a good one. And he's Mr. Hit or Miss, but still, he did write The Shining and It, which are both straight-up masterpieces of literary genre work.

It just deeply bothers me that so many women, young and old, are unironically glorifying two such screwed-up (and badly depicted) characters and the more-than-borderline-disturbing co-dependent relationship they have.

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grass_stained February 4 2009, 23:03:42 UTC
You're just jealous because you don't SPARKLE.

teehee!

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turalu_21 February 5 2009, 13:51:18 UTC
:D Pleaaaaaaaase don't eat me...but you'd better get close...

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grass_stained February 4 2009, 23:01:03 UTC
Oh Catherine, I love you. ♥ :D

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