----- Original Message ----- From: "Travis Edmunds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 10:42 AM Subject: Re: Science Fiction In General
> > > > >From: "Reggie Bautista" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: Science Fiction In General > >Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 07:29:05 -0600 > > > >Julia wrote, re: books by Sawyer: > > > I really enjoy his > > > books up to the last 3 pages or so, and then I get a little annoyed > > > about the ending. :) > > > >Sounds like most Stephen King books for me, only replace "last 3 pages" > >with > >"last 3 chapters." > > > >Reggie Bautista > > > > King is a mediocre writer, who occasionally achieves a golden moment or two. > I often find myself thinking of how he has sold as many books as he has. Of > course he caters to the masses, but then again what professional writer > doesn't? Given that, I must assume that people are for the most part not as > bright as I might give them credit for!<lol> It's a fine line.... > > -Travis "tread it carefully" Edmunds Its kinda useful to put IMO somewhere in a statement like that, otherwise one comes off as an elitist snob. <G> I've read every King book as they were published over the last 30 something years. And I chuckle a bit when I read statements like this. Remember Dickens was subject to exactly the same kinds of criticism you make and so were many books that are now considered "classics". King, like most of us is a child of the television era, and like many of us, grew up watching horror movies. This is strongly reflected in his writing and the smell of matinee popcorn wafts from every page. Most of the complaints concerning Kings writing come from people who aren't interested in the subject matter in the first place. "I don't really like this stuff, therefore it is inferior to the stuff *I* like, and that should be quite obvious to anyone who is not an idiot." BTW, I write a version of this post when Brin is called a talentless hack. (I've seen those exact words) They say there is no accounting for taste. But it is just a fact of life that you *do* have to take taste into account. xponent Have I Seemed To Have Been In A Ranting Mood Lately? Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
