if you're a can't hack it pantywaist who wears your mama's bra, raise your hand.

[supersyncspaz7]

In case you don't know: in the past day or so, Stephen King only spoke the truth and said that Stephenie Meyer is not a great writer. And lo, the Twilight fans take offense to this:

I think he is just jealous because he's not getting as much coverage or is well liked as Stephenie. He really doesn't know real writing. I read one of his books and to

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[lauren5678]

Haha, yeah I'm real sure Stephen King is jealous of Stephanie whatsherface. Nevermind that the teens getting offended probably weren't even alive yet when King was in his prime... but whatever. She's NOT a great writer- I skim read a bit of twilight in the bookstore and said no thank you.

[themurphybed]

You only speak facts.

And I've read 3 and 1/2 of the Twilight books, and they're awful. Putting me in an interesting situation when I tell people them that. Basically, I'm called a liar and told that I just say they're bad because I want to be ~an individual~.

Then again, these are the same people that would tell me I had no clue if they were bad if I hadn't actually read them and still though they were hardcover fan-fiction.

I know I'm slowly getting off topic but I guess it bothers me that people think you can't enjoy something for the sheer awfulness it is. Just because you've invested time in reading a novel doesn't mean you automatically have to like it. Reading it doesn't make you smart, critically thinking about what you've read does. That includes deciding if you like it.

Twilight has definitely provided some lols. However, I draw the line at finding humor in a scene where the lead (now less than chaste) vampire bites through his teen bride's uterus to free a parasitic writhing baby.

Yuck.

[moirariordan]

And books don't have to have blood, lots of violence and sex in it to be a great book.

...

*eyes Breaking Dawn*

No blood, violence or sex. Got it.

Not like Stephen King is a master at psychological manipulation and terror, or anything. Obviously Smeyer is the true artist.

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.

HAHAHAHA. Oh, Stephen King. You can be a douchebag sometimes, but ILY anyway.

(And if he were just jealous, why would he bring up JK Rowling? Arguably she's sold more books, been around longer and her cultural phenomenon is just as huge, if not greater, than Smeyer's. And how can you be jealous of somebody who is writing for a completely different audience than you? It's like saying that Trey Parker and Matt Stone are jealous of the people who make Spongebob.)

Twifangirls: common sense. Use it.