Is it even fair to compare Stephenie Meyer o J.k. Rowling or Stephen King?

Question

ok now, lets be 100% honest, not not going by book sales, and other such stats, i want to talk about the actual quality of the books, ex how each other forms their,
plots,
characters,
writing styles,
and witting skill,

such as can their books pull you in? is the writing and sentence/page structure well/carefully formed and planned out, books that are written and scrutinized and taken upwards or half a year to write, or is just a book that was banged out in three months flat like S Meyer did with twilight.

so what are your opinions? long answers please!

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btw( I was reading Harry Potter at fourth grade, and Stephen King at sixth, i tried twilight, but by p10 i think i was afraid of losing the brain cells i gained from reading King's books)

Answer 1

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I'm not too familiar with J.K. Rowlings work, but i've read the Twilight Saga and a considerable amount of Stephen King. Stephen King writes adult horror, and in my opinion, he is in a WHOLE different league to Meyer. You'll find King in the adult section, you'll find Twilight in the teenage section.

Twilight is, lets face it, a simple teenage romance. Kings novels have so much more depth, they're twisted, they're more complex. I did like Twilight when i read the saga. Not gonna lie about it. But it didn't effect me like Carrie, The Shining, Misery still effect me.Twilight is a fad. King's books are read by adults and teens alike. Meyers books are read by preteens and their mothers.

She won't be remembered in 30 years like King still is today. He's still writing. Stephen King is a legend. Meyer... Meyer has a long way to go. 'Nuff said. =]

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Asker's Comment:

totaly agree, but i've read all of them, and i just finished salems lot....have to say i love king.

and genre, and age sett aside who is better? Stephen King
J.K. Rowling
...every other author
...and even more....
...and more...
...............
Stephanie Meyer

Answer 2

It is extremely fair as they are all commercial non-literary writers.

Answer 3

Let's see Stephen King is the horror master and has won numerous awards for his writing enough said. J.k Rowling writes so well only sleep can take you off of her books. In short NO!

Answer 4

Stephenie Meyers: bad writing skills, did not make the vampire idea unique, totally unrealistic love related plots, but captured a lot of people by making a perfect world with not-that-bad-struggles

JKR: unique idea, very well developed characters, but her writing style is too descriptive for me because it just goes on and on and on, and she tells what the characters are feeling but doesn't point the reader in any direction as to who is really the "best person" which makes the readers connect better

I don't really know much about Stephen King, but I honestly am not so sure I like any of these authors. I LOVE DJMacHale and Scott Westerfeld though because they have a perfect balance in their writing. I think it's fair to compare them when it comes to their writing, but as to whose stories are best? No way - it all comes down to people's personal interest.

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Answer 5

Stephanie Meyer: I feel like there is little character development and the story (especially in the first book, Twilight) is extremely repetitive and over dramatic. I feel the plot consists of Edward being misunderstood, strong and mysterious and Bella being needy, helpless and "all oh Edward, you are my everything". I don't care for her writing style and there is very little writing skill displayed. Her descriptions consist of "In Forks, it is rainy." and simple sentences like that, while missing out on detail that helps create a good novel. Her word choice is also similarly simple and she uses a fairly basic vocabulary.

JK Rowling: I definitely feel like JK Rowling's books are superior. In quality, in plots and character development - everything. JK Rowling really takes the time to develop dynamic characters. The first shy, obedient and smart girl, Hermione changes into a fearless, brave, caring woman through the books. It is amazing how you see them transform on the page infront of you. I feel like there is just so much more personality to the characters in Harry Potter. As for her writing style, I love it. It is different from Stephanie Meyer's in the sense that she takes the time to create a whole separate world, detailing everything down to the last pebble outside of Hogwarts. Through the series the books also grow more mature in both material and in writing skill. She uses a more advanced vocabulary and covers the trials and tribulations the Harry Potter characters face elegantly.

Now, I may be biased because I just generally prefer the Harry Potter series over the Twilight saga, but I think that most of what I have said people can agree with.

Oh and I haven't really ever read Stephen King, so I cannot comment on his books. I've seen some of the movies though, which I have enjoyed(:

Answer 6

The only thing JKR and SM have in common (besides fame) is story telling prowess. And in SMs case, thats ALL she has, besides an idealized world where ever super dangerous situation turns out to have no danger whatsoever. SM is afraid of commiting in her writing (here, compare the "fight" scene in Breaking Dawn to teh Final Battle at Hogwarts in DH.

No doubt, both books can pull you in. But for different reasond entirely. When the age of screaming fan girls is over, theyre all 40, and twimania will be gone. Right now, people are readin HP in SCHOOL. HP was the book that made my generation, the current generation of teens, enjoy reading. The books are chucked full of semicolons (etc) to challenge younger readers. It has dense plot. It has characters just like your friends. Everone knows the Cedric at their school, as well as the Malfoy, and the Hermione. it has a strong female character. It empowers the weak and undermined, adn underestimated. HP id all together, an AWESOME book.

Twilight has a character that tries to kill herself because her boyfriend left her. In twilight, we learn that its ok to live your life for a guy. in twilight, we learn that its ok to backstab a genuine good person for your sparkly boyfriend. In twilight, we learn its romantic to sneak in someones window and watch them sleep, not creepy in the least.

So I think you know where I stand on this whole thing. Read over this answer again, and tell me: which one do you think is a better quality book? Which one do you think is a better book for children to read?
~~MDM

Answer 7

Stephen King is currently the horror guru.
He may take some time to get the story going, but once you're sucked in, you're hooked for good. The plots are always interesting and thought-out, and the character development is decent.

JK Rowling is an amazing writer. All of her plots and characters are very well thought out and developed (in fact, she spent five years planning the entire Harry Potter series before she actually put the pen to paper). She has an excellent writing style that is able to quickly capture the reader's attention, and she is very skilled.

Stephenie Meyer, on the other hand, has flat characters and next to NO actual plots (she practically reshaped her original conflict in Twilight and reused it for the following books). Her writing is repetitive, cratered with plot holes, and often lacks correct grammar; and I think we all know what she did to the poor thesaurus. The quality of the series as a whole is terrible. However, you have to give her props for making such flat characters that very young, naive girls could slide right into place and allow themselves to be hypnotized by her purple prose.


In conclusion, I do not feel the three authors should be compared.
Each writer has their own style, plot development, characterization, and skill (or lack thereof..). You also have to realize that they work in different genres, which means that sometimes the style and characterization (etc) isn't very detailed (or the opposite: very descriptive). Quite a bit of this comes down to the fact that each is writing in a different genre; and all three authors are well known in their certain genre.

In all, you have to give each author props for succeeding in the literary world. It's not easy to get your name up there when you have so much competition, so I will certainly give each author my respect (even if I do not necessarily think their writing has quality traits ..).

Cheers. :}

Source(s):

I honestly tried to look at this in an unbiased way.
This is all looking strictly at the writing itself.

- I have read work written by each author.

Answer 8

NO

Answer 9

it is like comparing a banana, and orange and a nectarine

all bring something different to the table, all produce writing that is different from one another.

If i am having to choose flat-out overall writing, I have to give it to JK over SK. A lot of the support books for the Harry Potter series were just brilliant.

Now, Stephen ain't no slack, but I cannot see him ddoing that kind of backstory history that JK does

Answer 10

Rowling and King has style, wit, elegance.

Meyer does not. The only writer you can compare her to is Dan Brown who is so bad that his writing is asa subtle as a brick.

I was given Twilight to read by a 14-year-old daughter of a friend. She practically glowed when describing it. I borrowed her copy and finished it in about 24 hours. As I read, I became more and more disturbed by what I was seeing. While it's a page-turner and certainly draws you in, the book is poorly written and extremely superficial. But that's not the problem. Pretend for a moment that Edward is not a vampire, but merely a controlling, obsessive, dangerous, violent, stalking, unpredictable, unstable human male. Try re-reading some of the main characters' conversations with that in mind. As a mother, I'm not so worried about my daughter falling in love with a vampire. What I am worried about is her being influenced by the kind of all-too-human male I've just described. And Bella is the worst possible heroine. She puts herself at mortal risk over and over simply to satisfy her own physical desires. She is ready in an instant to sacrifice her whole life for some ridiculous idea of love that is obviously just intense sexual attraction. Is that what we want modeled for our daughters? Do we want them to think that it's okay to give in to their feelings even when they go against everything we have tried to teach them, much less their own common sense? Or do we want them to be self-controlled, self-confident, inspired, patient, hopeful, smart, accomplished, sensible, and wise? I am afraid that by romanticizing this kind of unhealthy relationship, Meyers gives her young readers permission to be victims, as long as it's all for love. Don't we see enough of the results of that every day on the news? I understand why teenagers might fall for this erotic daydream, but where are all the outraged mature women who should be setting the record straight? Why are they giving their silent (and not so silent) approval to this regrettable book?

Answer 11

Nope. Unless you really want to downcast SM. I wouldn't really mind that, though.