Who is Stephenie Meyer? I have never heard of her, and I have never heard of her writing being rated highly by anyone.
Who is Stephenie Meyer? I have never heard of her, and I have never heard of her writing being rated highly by anyone.
Well, vampires that glitter in sunlight are original enough, though not entirely well-received.Originally Posted by Lullaby
She wrote a series called the Twilight Saga: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. They are 'highly rated' by hormonal teenagers/housewives.
Hm, I agree that she's not the best writer in the world, but at least its entertaining. I mean, how could a vampire/werewolf/human love triangle not be amusing?
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All things both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all.
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I never heaard of her, so her rating can't be significant.
I agree.
The salvation of the world is in man's suffering. - Faulkner
If you've never heard of her, then you havn't been inside of a North American bookstore or movie theater in a year (or you're deaf). Every time I go to the counter at a Chapters, the person that checks me out almost always says something along the lines of "Oh thank god, someone who ISN'T buying something by Stephenie Meyer." Also, the "Twilight" posters are everywhere, and people on THIS forum have been harping about it for months. Where have you been?
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LOL, f'real. Her mention is as common as a cold virus.
I think it's invalid to call her "overrated" though. No one credible would ever call her a Great Writer; even her fans (except those under 15 years, who probably constitute a majority) would acknowledge that she is more of an entertainer than an artist. On the whole, she is rated correctly; that is, she is a delightful indulgence for a limited audience, and nothing more.
It is fair to call authors like Kerouac or Salinger overrated, as they are taught in schools as examples of Great Writers. Or even someone contemporary like Palahniuk--I wouldn't be surprised if there is a Palahniuk class taught at some university somewhere, because people really take that douche seriously. One of my friends told me that "Fight Club" changed her life. What a tool. I guess she's not really my friend. Well, she was before she said that.
Last edited by triplesick; 08-11-2009 at 11:06 PM.
So you're talking behind your friend's back because she doesn't like the same literature as you . . .
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I posted earlier in this thread that Shakespeare was the most over-rated writer...I'm changing my vote to Ayn Rand. As much as Shakespeare's praise annoys me, hardcore Rand fans("Objectivists") are almost as crazy as hardcore Twilight fans that beat people that dislike Twilight with baseball bats.
how can one not love a forum that has a thread that gives these three writers equal consideration...
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Shakespeare was the most over-rated writer
Why do you think he's overrated?
Because anyone placed universally on such a high pedestal is inherently over-rated.
Because anyone placed universally on such a high pedestal is inherently over-rated.
Don't you think it might be because of how good the work is?
"Good" is 100% subjective.
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