The Dark Tower series is fantastic. Also, you’re in a definite minority. Steven King is well known as one of the greatest authors alive. He’s wrote duds but much of his work is regarded as great, like Pet Cemtary, Christine, and Salems Lot.
I get that you have fond memories of reading his books but “one of the greatest authors alive”? Really? It’s horror schlock for teenagers, it’s fun but it’s not this groundbreaking literature you’re making it out to be.
Amount of books sold and movies made doesn’t make him one of the greatest authors alive. Harry Potter sold well too and tbh they’re kinda mediocre books now that I’m an adult. Also by your metric the Twilight series is one of the greatest book series ever made.
All of those are books for kids, maybe young adults, and those demographics don’t really have the greatest taste in art.
Steven King is well known as one of the greatest authors alive
Your argument would be more persuasive if you knew how to spell his name :)
He has a book On Writing that is very, very good. He goes through his writing process, discusses other authors, gives advice of the trade, etc. He openly admits he’s merely okay/good at writing and that there’s eons of better authors than him. He is being humble, but he’s not the greatest writer alive by any means. He talks a lot about luck, name recognition, etc. that continue to propel him, and other shit ass authors, ahead.
The Dark Tower series is fantastic.
Dark Tower rules. I still think Complete/Uncut The Stand is, bar none, the best shit he’s ever written without a doubt. I haven’t got to Fairy Tale yet tho.
See the turtle, ain’t he keen? All things serve the fuckin’ Beam.
I do love the DT as a series, but I certainly like some books more than others. The Gunslinger and Wizard and Glass are among my favorite fiction novels, while I’m not crazy about of Song of Susannah.
And the patron saint of Hexbear, Matt Christman, is a Dark Tower fan.
Stephen King struggle session! Stephen King struggle session!
I’m not going to defend that part of It, of course. And he’s written a ton of crap that tends to follow along with when he got sober (good for him, but bad for his writing). But I gotta say, books like The Stand, ’Salem’s Lot, The Shining, and the first 4 Dark Tower books especially 1 and 4…. more than any other books I’ve read, I was unable to put them down. Like, I would try and find time on the toilet or waiting around some to find out what happens next. He absolutely knew how to tell an engaging story. And as someone else said, like him or not he defined the modern horror genre.
The difference is that Evangelion is actually good unlike anything King ever wrote
King is hit or miss but by sheer quantity he has more great books than many writers in their whole catalogue
A large quantity of bad books does not make him a good author
The Dark Tower series is fantastic. Also, you’re in a definite minority. Steven King is well known as one of the greatest authors alive. He’s wrote duds but much of his work is regarded as great, like Pet Cemtary, Christine, and Salems Lot.
I read The Shining and The Green Mile and they both sucked ass + L + tchncs.de user
I get that you have fond memories of reading his books but “one of the greatest authors alive”? Really? It’s horror schlock for teenagers, it’s fun but it’s not this groundbreaking literature you’re making it out to be.
Lol. The dude literally defined a genre. Why do you think he’s got like a dozen movies made based on his books and several TV series?
Amount of books sold and movies made doesn’t make him one of the greatest authors alive. Harry Potter sold well too and tbh they’re kinda mediocre books now that I’m an adult. Also by your metric the Twilight series is one of the greatest book series ever made.
All of those are books for kids, maybe young adults, and those demographics don’t really have the greatest taste in art.
Your argument would be more persuasive if you knew how to spell his name :)
He has a book On Writing that is very, very good. He goes through his writing process, discusses other authors, gives advice of the trade, etc. He openly admits he’s merely okay/good at writing and that there’s eons of better authors than him. He is being humble, but he’s not the greatest writer alive by any means. He talks a lot about luck, name recognition, etc. that continue to propel him, and other shit ass authors, ahead.
Dark Tower rules. I still think Complete/Uncut The Stand is, bar none, the best shit he’s ever written without a doubt. I haven’t got to Fairy Tale yet tho.
See the turtle, ain’t he keen? All things serve the fuckin’ Beam.
I do love the DT as a series, but I certainly like some books more than others. The Gunslinger and Wizard and Glass are among my favorite fiction novels, while I’m not crazy about of Song of Susannah.
And the patron saint of Hexbear, Matt Christman, is a Dark Tower fan.
Stephen King struggle session! Stephen King struggle session!
I’m not going to defend that part of It, of course. And he’s written a ton of crap that tends to follow along with when he got sober (good for him, but bad for his writing). But I gotta say, books like The Stand, ’Salem’s Lot, The Shining, and the first 4 Dark Tower books especially 1 and 4…. more than any other books I’ve read, I was unable to put them down. Like, I would try and find time on the toilet or waiting around some to find out what happens next. He absolutely knew how to tell an engaging story. And as someone else said, like him or not he defined the modern horror genre.
i’ll say one thing for king
he sure is prolific
The Shining sucks actually, it is very bad and not good.