To: dead
The thing is, regardless of whether some snobs in the literary elite think his subject matter beneath their attention, Stephen King is a good writer.
To: Prodigal Son
They put down King, yet act as if that typist Maya Angelou is the second coming of Shakespeare.
4 posted on
09/16/2003 7:46:06 AM PDT by
dead
(Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead!)
To: Prodigal Son
The snobs treat Tom Clancy in the exact same way.
"If it's popular, it can't POSSIBLY be any good. . . "
7 posted on
09/16/2003 7:59:11 AM PDT by
Salgak
(don't mind me: the orbital mind control lasers are making me write this. . .)
To: Prodigal Son
"Stephen King is a good writer." Yeah, but ever since I saw him and his wife marching in an anti-war movement while his wife was wearing a "Bush is a Terrorist" t-shirt i've gone right off all Steve-o.
8 posted on
09/16/2003 8:02:03 AM PDT by
Mad Dawgg
(French: old Europe word meaning surrender)
To: Prodigal Son
Peter Straub, Dean Koontz and Clive Barker's earlier novels put little stevie to shame.
9 posted on
09/16/2003 8:08:54 AM PDT by
raybbr
To: Prodigal Son
"The thing is, regardless of whether some snobs in the literary elite think his subject matter beneath their attention, Stephen King is a good writer."You are absolutely right. Despite his politics, I've read almost everything he has written.
In the past I liked clowns but, after reading It, I am now skeptical of them until I figure out their motives. ;o)
11 posted on
09/16/2003 8:22:31 AM PDT by
dixiechick2000
(Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk?)
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