Author Stephen King recently spoke out on what he thought of Twilight, and what he has to say ain't pretty.
King said in an interview with USA Weekend, "Both [J.K.] Rowling and Stephanie 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."
Ouch.
He goes on to explain the draw surrounding Meyer's 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."
Source: USA Weekend
You just took the words right out of my mouth. This is why I love Stephen King. Someone who is an amazing writer, and isn't sfraid to tell it like it is. His contributions to Entertainment Weekly is always a hoot to read. I honestly thought Twilight was shit, and the movie was just as horrible. Bad acting, the pace was off and the action non-existant. I understand you're trying to cater to young girls, but if people want a mixture of hot vampires, suspense, good writing and a believable love story between a human girl and a vampire, might I suggest the True Blood books and television series instead.
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