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Stephanie Meyer.
I don't hate J.K. Rowling but I think she is given more credit than she deserves.
Dan Brown. I actually like his books, Angels and Demons is pretty good, but he seems like such a pompas ass. And he claimes that everything in his books are fact when really, they are just based on facts. Its great that he believes the ideas he wrote but he can't say that they are EXACTLY what happened. Sure, they are ideas based on things that exist, but then again maybe I have my own ideas, that doesn't mean its absolutely correct.
I think Stephen King is losing some of his touch.
Bill O'Riley. I hate him anyway, but to think he published a book? Disgusting.
I don't hate J.K. Rowling but I think she is given more credit than she deserves.
Dan Brown. I actually like his books, Angels and Demons is pretty good, but he seems like such a pompas ass. And he claimes that everything in his books are fact when really, they are just based on facts. Its great that he believes the ideas he wrote but he can't say that they are EXACTLY what happened. Sure, they are ideas based on things that exist, but then again maybe I have my own ideas, that doesn't mean its absolutely correct.
I think Stephen King is losing some of his touch.
Bill O'Riley. I hate him anyway, but to think he published a book? Disgusting.
Oddly, I can't bring myself to hate Stephanie Meyers (author of Twilight) simply because it was something new. Yes, the book was written pretty appallingly, the pacing was arse, the characters were all part of some sort of sexual fantasy of her's and almost universally dislikeable, but she did something new. She tried to simulate a typical romance story with aspects of horror and the occult, and whilst it's not going to go down in history it's the rabid fan-base I hate more than the author. I can avoid book and films easily, people are harder to do so. The book is pretty much known as trash-teen-goth-crap, so it doesn't offend me. If it was hailed as the messiah of all literature I'd have harpooned the author. Also, from the way the author penned the character of 'Bella', we all know she's a nymphomaniac *****, so she's entirely dislikeable, but not quite hate-able for me.
Similar to Paolini, the guy was seventeen when he wrote his book. I thought it was pretty damn fantastic for a guy his age for a first book. Again, won't go down in history but I enjoyed the first two books. Admittedly Brisingr has now set the series in a bad direction, but for the most part I'd like to think if I was his age and was writing my first novel it'd be as good as his. I don't get a sense of pretentiousness from the books, as if they're wallowing in their own successes. The guy wanted to write a story, and now he's getting money for it because it founds it's niche. Kudos to him.
Now, the Bronte's. There's a family of people to despise.
EDIT- Also, I think J.K. Rowling totally earned her success. She didn't make the best books in the world, but they're highly accessible to pretty much all ages, languages, and both genders; that's got to count for something.
Similar to Paolini, the guy was seventeen when he wrote his book. I thought it was pretty damn fantastic for a guy his age for a first book. Again, won't go down in history but I enjoyed the first two books. Admittedly Brisingr has now set the series in a bad direction, but for the most part I'd like to think if I was his age and was writing my first novel it'd be as good as his. I don't get a sense of pretentiousness from the books, as if they're wallowing in their own successes. The guy wanted to write a story, and now he's getting money for it because it founds it's niche. Kudos to him.
Now, the Bronte's. There's a family of people to despise.
EDIT- Also, I think J.K. Rowling totally earned her success. She didn't make the best books in the world, but they're highly accessible to pretty much all ages, languages, and both genders; that's got to count for something.
I'd have to agree. Another poster said he lost it after Tommyknockers. I'd have to agree. I read a few after that, the last being Insomnia, and found myself bored. His writing appears to be more geared toward trying to get movie contracts, than toward writing a good story that keeps the reader up late at night because they can't put the book down.katie monsterxRAWR said:
I read Bill's book. It wasn't bad, but personally, I like Beck more.
Robert Jordan. His Wheel of Time series had more similarities to Lord of the Rings than even the most cliched of fantasy novels, and you really wound up hating most of his characters (especially the female ones who were all characterized as at best whiny ninnies and at worst obnoxious bitches.)
His books got longer and longer and longer each time, and they really started to feel droning and padded by book four (of like... a twelve book series!)
His books got longer and longer and longer each time, and they really started to feel droning and padded by book four (of like... a twelve book series!)
Hey OP I LIKE RA SALVATORE! That said I hate the lady who wrote twilight. I hate Dean Koontz. I hate uh.....the guy who writes the new punisher comics...thats it that i know of. OH and the lady who wrote The devil wears Prada
While I'll probably get flamed for this by every scifi fan on these forums: Isaac Asimov
The man's novels are just too dry for me, never could get through the bloody things, regardless of the recommendations by so many people. I'd probably fall asleep halfway through most of his work.
The man's novels are just too dry for me, never could get through the bloody things, regardless of the recommendations by so many people. I'd probably fall asleep halfway through most of his work.
I don't hate any authors. I don't see a point in hating someone because of something they published.
Stephanie Meyer! Damn that moorman fiend! Trying to push her celibacy values on us with her bullshit.TheNumber1Zero said:
J.K. Rowling is very overrated, but her first few books were fantastic. It started getting bad at around the 5th book and my interest in the waned alot.
I've read The O'Reilly Factor for Kids: A Survival Guide for America's Youth and Culture Warrior and I have to say that they are both terrible. Maybe his latest book could be different but I doubt it will be anything less than awful. But since I oppose his views I might be a bit biased. But unlike Bill O'Reilly I admit it.Mythbhavd said:
To every one who said Stephanie Meyers or J.K. Rowling, I present to you a challenge. Read any story by D.H. Lawrence and see if you can seriously call them the worse authors. Let me give you a hint about how bad he is...
HE MAKES INCEST BORING A FUCKING BORING STORY!!! You think your celebant teens are boring, wait till you read stories about loose men and women boring.
HE MAKES INCEST BORING A FUCKING BORING STORY!!! You think your celebant teens are boring, wait till you read stories about loose men and women boring.
I`m happy someone agreed with me on Jane Austin. I loved the new Pride & Prejudice movie so naturally I assumed the book would be a gem. Unfortunately I was wrong.
Christopher Paolini. Eragon and Eldest were okay if you were willing to turn your brain off for awhile, but Brisingr... Let's just say you've failed as an author if your main character who rides a dragon and can use magic is less interesting then his cousin.
I'm not that big a fan of Ted Dekker either, because his idea of a 'dramatic plot twist' turns the book inside out to a point where you can't even fucking understand whats going on anymore. But he's not that preachy for a Christian author, so he gets some bonus points for that...
I'm not that big a fan of Ted Dekker either, because his idea of a 'dramatic plot twist' turns the book inside out to a point where you can't even fucking understand whats going on anymore. But he's not that preachy for a Christian author, so he gets some bonus points for that...