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Twilight Vs. The Shining?…

(The Spokesman-Review)
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Talk about a rivalry...

When being interviewed by USA Today, Stephen King really let his opinion of Stephanie Meyer, author of crazy-famous 'Twilight' saga, fly.

He compared her to JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series. According to King, "Both Rowling and Meyer, they're speaking directly to young people...The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephanie Meyer can't write worth a darn. She's not very good."

King sees no depth to Meyer's writing, her books based on the love between a vampire and teenage girl. Is it just another 'teenage love story'?

"...It's very clear she's writing to a whole generation of girls and opening up to a safe joining of love and sex in those books.  It's exciting and thrilling and it's not overly threatening because it's not overly sexual."

What do you think? Are the Twilight books based on the teenage summary of a relationship?

In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.