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While this is still King's generation (he's still alive and writing, so to speak), I don't think he'll ever truly be considered capital "L" literature. We'll leave that for the future generations of academics.
After all, professors in the future have to eat too!
haha thats tru
big al and others should learn 2 take the high road...
its really quite nice, good 4 biking... jk
steven king is one of the most fantastic writers of our times
dickens was a popular writer in his time and i am pretty sure some day some kid is gonna get depsessed coz he has an essay due in on steven king.
the characterisation in his books is flawless, as is the dialouge.
the subjects he deals with in the books are vast, he is gennerally termed a horror writer but he is so much more.
take IT on the surface sur it a horror story about a clown whup de dooo
the real magic for me lies in the description of the kids playing in summer
the comeradery one feels with those kinds of friends
the drifting away after school
and the way you never really feel like that again
universal you bet you *** it is
just finished blaze and its worth the cash, slightly sparse, and noirish .
the main character kidnaps a baby but you cant help rooting for him
I don't mind Stephen King from what I've read of him. He definately writes page turners, and I'm the first to admitting to being a snob about authors. Would I go out and buy a Stephen King book? No. But if its put in front of me I probably would. Its pulp, no arguement about that, but as JBI said one of the better bad authors.
Meta-fiction, but for approach not content.Quote:
Originally Posted by islandclimber
Stephen King can occasionally write well, like the title chapter of Hearts in Atlantis, but I don't understand why people are saying his dialogue is wonderful. He insists on making his character use phrases that no one in the history of the world has ever said. "Bite my bag" as a comeback in Dreamcatcher comes to mind, as does the phrase "lay chilly" (meaning be cool) from the short story Gramma.
These made me wince while reading, and I still remember them years after reading the books, but not in a good way. So I have to disagree of the genius with dialogue thing.
Comparing King to Mozart??:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Antiquarian
And do you mean to say that Mozart's works never attained the status of great music??
Yes but it traces a parallel between King and Mozart, and this I find a much doubtful and inappropriate comparison...Quote:
Originally Posted by Antiquarian
King attains competence as a storyteller. But in no way, shape or form has he ever broken into the plane of Art or Literature.
Comparing the best composer of all time (perhaps only rivaled by Beethoven) to a sub-par author is actually quite humorous. In terms of dialogue, he is, as he is with everything else, O.K. In terms of dialogue style, I think the best the world has seen is probably Terentino (his movies have amazing dialogue) and Hemmingway (especially his short stories).Quote:
Originally Posted by Etienne
Are you suggesting that Tarantino is more literary than King?Quote:
Originally Posted by JBI
I love Stephen King! I really don't like a lot of his new stuff, but his old stuff is some of the best writing out there.
I particularly like Christine and IT. Carrie is pretty good too. I think King writes best when he's writing about children.