Stephen King On 'Twilight' Author: 'Stephenie Meyer Can't Write Worth A Darn
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Stephen King's opinion may drive a stake through the heart of "Twilight" author, Stephenie Meyer.
In an interview with USA Weekend, the bestselling author compared Meyer with J.K. Rowling , the author of the Harry Potter series.
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."
Meeooww!
While Stephen may not be a fan of Stephenie's writing, he understands the appeal of the series.
"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 it's not overtly sexual."
He further explains, "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."
So what do you think? I know some of you have read all or part of this series. Can Meyer "write worth a darn"?
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Okay, so usually kids don't really know what to do on an academically based blog. So, you could:
Ask a question of me or your peers. It could be personal or academic.
Post something interesting in the news and ask for a response.
Post something funny (cartoon, youtube clip (as long as it's appropriate))
Post a picture that makes you think of something we read or talked about.
Really you can do whatever you want, as long as it's appropriate for something your teacher participates in. I would of course LOVE to see you link class-related stuff to life stuff, but sometimes you just aren't in the mood. Really though, if you are posting you are writing, so either way I have you in my English clutches. The blog is what you make it. Use it to ask homework questions, share ideas, brainstorm, get feedback about news events or things that happen around school. Find out what your peers think about things we read, world events, politics, movies, etc. I have blogs with many of my other classes and one that is actually kids that graduated last year but still post. They STILL find things to say to make each other (and me) laugh and think. I've spent lots of time checking out pictures of kids participating in their hobbies (fishtanking, skateboarding, etc.) and reading haikus about their weekends that make me crack up. English can be fun. I promise. For real.
Ask a question of me or your peers. It could be personal or academic.
Post something interesting in the news and ask for a response.
Post something funny (cartoon, youtube clip (as long as it's appropriate))
Post a picture that makes you think of something we read or talked about.
Really you can do whatever you want, as long as it's appropriate for something your teacher participates in. I would of course LOVE to see you link class-related stuff to life stuff, but sometimes you just aren't in the mood. Really though, if you are posting you are writing, so either way I have you in my English clutches. The blog is what you make it. Use it to ask homework questions, share ideas, brainstorm, get feedback about news events or things that happen around school. Find out what your peers think about things we read, world events, politics, movies, etc. I have blogs with many of my other classes and one that is actually kids that graduated last year but still post. They STILL find things to say to make each other (and me) laugh and think. I've spent lots of time checking out pictures of kids participating in their hobbies (fishtanking, skateboarding, etc.) and reading haikus about their weekends that make me crack up. English can be fun. I promise. For real.
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