tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359191142520359550.post2423213613785858122..comments2023-09-09T08:26:29.974-06:00Comments on Ruminations of a Mouse: Stephenie Meyer vs. Stephen KingKatscratchmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01778217819266820697noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359191142520359550.post-39885612519814762512009-02-18T14:41:00.000-07:002009-02-18T14:41:00.000-07:00Oh yeah, Stephanie also underestimates the intelle...Oh yeah, Stephanie also underestimates the intellegence of her audience, by dragging the obvious out way too long. (ie...the fact that Jacob is a werewolf)DebbieLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112910180623193778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359191142520359550.post-91560240046514143912009-02-16T20:43:00.000-07:002009-02-16T20:43:00.000-07:00I've never read a book by Mr. King, due to his por...I've never read a book by Mr. King, due to his portrayal of grim subject matters, but I have read a few books that used a quote or two of his in which he seeks to give advice to beginning writers. If my memory serves me right, he makes it quite clear that he has a huge problem with the use of too many adjectives. (He thinks more should be left to the reader's immagination.) He also feels that repetetive word choice is a bland and an ineffecient use of writing space and vocabulary. <BR/><BR/>Although I don't completely agree with Stephen Kings' first sentiments, I have to admit he makes a huge case with the latter. Personally, I found Meyers books annoyingly riddled with the over use of certain words, mostly adjectives, with which she describes some of her characters. (Such as her redundandt use of "feline like" to describe James' revenge seeking girl friend.) <BR/><BR/>Additionally, I found a few passages in Mrs. Meyers books to be a little bumpy for me to get through, with the occational run on sentence from you know where. Stephanie also constantly starts many of her sentences with "and", which, unless rules have changed since I last attended school, is a big no-no. (Though this doesn't really bother me, I can see why some other writers might take issue with this practice, especially those of the older generation in whom this rule was heavely ingrained.) <BR/><BR/>Lastly, although the series is relatively clean when compared to most novels read by the majority of teens these days, I do have a problem with Bella's character, in that that her morally spotless relationship with Edward is not of her choice. Being a LDS author, I would have thought that Meyers' heroine, and teen idol, would embrace a more virtuous stance. (Edward's efforts to remain morally clean also appear to stem more out his fear of loosing control and killing Bella, rather than a desire to be morally clean, at least until the third instalment clarifies his true righteous desires.)<BR/><BR/>A part from all of that, my personal oppinion of the Twilight series (books 1-3 so far) has been a fairly pleasant one. I agree that Meyers is creative, and has a talent of captivating the essance of the teenage audience. Therefore, I would have to conjecture that Mr. King's negative view mostly stems from a difference of personal taste, vision, and artistic license.DebbieLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112910180623193778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359191142520359550.post-26019905622198147212009-02-16T18:24:00.000-07:002009-02-16T18:24:00.000-07:00Well, I think mom hit the nail on the head. I hav...Well, I think mom hit the nail on the head. I have read some of King's books and have decided that he is evil. You can't produce such horrific scenes without personal knowledge of them. Evil begets evil.<BR/><BR/>I also agree that Myers writes fluff - however, I enjoyed reading her books and read all four in ten days... :)<BR/><BR/>She captured teenage behaviour rather well and I liked her character development. It was a lot of fun for me.Rebecca's Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13352076151500202420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359191142520359550.post-41931613510588289782009-02-16T15:03:00.000-07:002009-02-16T15:03:00.000-07:00With all due respect, I think Mr. King must be an ...With all due respect, I think Mr. King must be an evil person. I don't think anyone can portray evil as vividly as he does without being intimately acquainted with it. 'Nothing comes from nothing' (to quote a Sound of Music lyric). Creating evil characters and stories can only come from an evil source. And, while I am not a fan of Mrs. Meyers books, I think Mr. King is angry that Meyers' moral characters were a hit with young adult readers.Trilliumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797053684360287558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359191142520359550.post-59710948085447797912009-02-16T13:35:00.000-07:002009-02-16T13:35:00.000-07:00Well, you know my feelings on Meyer...But I don't ...Well, you know my feelings on Meyer...But I don't have a very high opinion of King either. I think Meyer can create an extremely vivid picture in your mind, but I don't think that makes up for how she altered her characters, and had a crappy ending for her series. Is her stuff excellent writing? No. Is it fluff? Yes. Is it fun to read? Mostly. I haven't read King, but then gain, I value my sanity. I am scared of my own shadow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359191142520359550.post-44197600751703147542009-02-16T13:20:00.000-07:002009-02-16T13:20:00.000-07:00Honestly I would think that King could at least re...Honestly I would think that King could at least recognize that she gets the whole relationship and emotive part of developing a character ands story... thats one thing I enjoy about King (I'd read more of his for that alone if I knew I could survive the dark alone at night ;)<BR/><BR/>But I think I get what he is saying... in generalMoniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09705731666237485518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359191142520359550.post-4248932103052093352009-02-16T12:54:00.000-07:002009-02-16T12:54:00.000-07:00I would have to agree with you 100%. I have never ...I would have to agree with you 100%. I have never been a fan of "Mr. King" because of his subject matter. I appreciate Stephanie Meyers for reinventing vampires as well. The fact is, I don't mind my teenagers reading this because of how sexuality,love and life in general is treated with reverence. I also have to say that I just realized that you are writing a activity days blog and I'm so impressed. You always did have great ideas for my kids. This is obviously a talent of yours. Working in Primary for so many years, I can appreciate good ideas. Our primary presidency is in the middle of planning our yearly activities and some of these would be great (with a little modification for boys and younger children). Thanks!freddigurl5https://www.blogger.com/profile/04263000719264659386noreply@blogger.com