(January 5, 2015 at 6:35 pm)Ryantology (╯°◊°)╯︵ ══╬ Wrote:
I didn't mean there wasn't any creativity to his books. There's a tremendous amount in the stories and characters. I meant there was no creativity to his writing style.
And sure, simple is not necessarily inferior, and complex is certainly not necessarily superior. It depends on different factors like how well an idea is executed. The problem I have with Stephen King's writings is that they are plainly worded, and he uses the exact same plain style for each one. I never really felt that he had much growth in his command of words.
Don't get me wrong. I've actually thouroughly enjoyed some of Stephen King's writings. He's a good storyteller that does an excellent job of character development, but styllistically I felt like I was reading the same piece of work over and over just with a different plot. That's why I stopped reading his stuff, because I just didn't enjoy it anymore. I also think that's why he'll never be considered one of the literary greats.
But I will be the first to admit that I'm a bit of a book snob compared to the average person.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell