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Originally Posted by SilentKnight
Although I prefer Dean Koontz to King - I wouldn't label King a "shitty writer". Perhaps inconsistent with the quality at times...but he's cranked out a few good ones over the years.
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You're right, shitty writer is an exaggeration. I find that his books start out interesting, they continue to be good to almost halfway through the story, then really bomb at the end. I've read many, many of his books (I used to enjoy them when I was younger), I even read his On Writing. My favorite has always been Dolores Claiborne. Funny that it's one of his few non horror stories.
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Originally Posted by stoka
huh i don't know where to start, frankly i suspect that you didn't read neither Shining nor Godfather  |
I did read both. Stephen King is a genius compared to Mario Puzzo.
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Originally Posted by MaDalton
yeah, he's so shitty that he sold 350 million books and is in the all time Top 20 of all fiction writers
let's agree that YOU don't like him but your expertise in general doesn't count much  |
So? Dan Brown sells record breaking numbers and his books are truly horrible. When it comes to sales of books - even more than moves - numbers mean absolutely nothing. People are especially lazy when it comes to choosing what to read.