Friday, September 7, 2007
His name has become synonymous with "writer," at least in the mainstream mass media culture. He has a column in Entertainment Weekly magazine and since he has been around so long his name pops up frequently, like Kleenex. You might want a tissue but many say Kleenex. I need a Xerox as opposed to copy. Etc.
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Yes, and we all know that anything mainstream is wrong and evil and must be shunned at all costs.
Not by me. There are definitely those snobs out there, but I don't consider myself one. I like King's work. I prefer his older to his newer, but I still read it. I don't dismiss artists that grow popular. I check out the new stuff and if it appeals I continue to support, though if they are just cruising on fame, I'm done.
You are correct, though. There is a tendency to dismiss that which has reached the mainstream. Why do you think that happens?
I am totally willing to be called a snob, because I can't hold my tongue any longer, and I find King's work to be AWFUL. And by awful I mean formulaic, underdeveloped, and highly overrated. Reading his book On Writing made me wish I had the opportunity to punch him in the nose. He is one of the worst writers to achieve fame as far as I'm concerned.
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