Author smackdown: Stephen King disses Stephenie Meyer

As popular as the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer is, apparently, Stephen King thinks (according to this article) her writing..well…stinks!

According to Stephen, "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."

I’ll admit, I haven’t read any books in the Twilight series. I’ve heard mixed reviews of them and have seen these books fly off the shelves at my local bookshop. Nor have I read any of the Harry Potter books, so I can’t speak from personal experience on this issue.

On the other hand, I have read a lot of Stephen King books in my life. I recently wrote a semi-review on the most recent King book I read.

I hope Stephenie Meyer responds, and if she does, I’ll certainly write about it here. Let the fighting begin!

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