who is the most overrated writer ever?

J.K Rowling.

though, as a children's author, she's quite good at it.

I don't mind Rowling

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Originally Posted by Judas130

J.K Rowling.

though, as a children's author, she's quite good at it.

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Any author who can get millions of children (and adults alike) excited about reading certainly cannot be overrated.

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Originally Posted by Dark Muse

Stephenie Meyer is definitely the most overrated author ever in my book. I am sick to death of hearing about her and seeing her books, and people gushing over her, when she is a mediocre writer at best.

Even when I was in highschool I could not have stood to read her and was reading works of higher quality.

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I certainly agree with you DM! Meyer is my pick for the most overrated author ever..Sorry for all those Twilighters..:p

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Originally Posted by eyemaker

I certainly agree with you DM! Meyer is my pick for the most overrated author ever..Sorry for all those Twilighters..:p

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"this is a thread for all the writers that we've been told are great and are in the classics range and constantly appear on 100greatestnovels lists and such like but we hate."

Hmm but that was the original objective of the thread. I don't think Meyer's books have ever been classified as "great", neither have they achieved the status of classics.

They have by some tiddlywinks who think they are the epitome of literature

Im going with the cliched choice, Stephen King.

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Originally Posted by Behemoth

It's purely a personal opinion, but...
Jane Austen
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*runs*

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I said the same but have since realised such an opinion is unfair based on the fact I have only read Mansfield Park... I am reserving my opinion now until I have read a bit more of her work (have to read Northanger Abbey for Uni this term)

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Originally Posted by DeadAsDreams

Im going with the cliched choice, Stephen King.

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I am sure he will be thinking about this while laughing his way to the bank!

:p

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Originally Posted by Dark Muse

Stephenie Meyer is definitely the most overrated author ever in my book. I am sick to death of hearing about her and seeing her books, and people gushing over her, when she is a mediocre writer at best.

Even when I was in highschool I could not have stood to read her and was reading works of higher quality.

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What has she written? I have never before heard of Stephenie Meyer. Obviously, I don't rate her highly.

She has written this rubbish series called Twilight, which millions of girls have fawned over.

I always liked Rowling. Her attempt at grasping the readers' thoughts and imagination is successful. The stories are interesting. Her writing is excellent.
As for Woolf, I beg to disagree that she is a good writer. She seems more of confused and confusing to the readers. Her fans call her works challenging but, isn't a chalenging piece of reading something that could eventually be understood?

Christopher Paolini, by a long shot

Rowling is most certainly overrated--I'll agree with that.

I've been bored stiff several times when attempting V.S. Naipaul.