Jessica Huang from Fresh off the Boat TV series, said this in response to Honey quoting the movie. I totally feel the same way.
Jessica Huang from Fresh off the Boat TV series, said this in response to Honey quoting the movie. I totally feel the same way.
Just my opinion, but Stephen King will never be remembered as a genius in this timeline. I really can’t even believe I have to say that.
I get that you like his books. But com’on. He’s a popular pulp fiction writer. King is a good writer. He isn’t a genius.
Kubrick however, may well be remembered as a genius.
Depends on how you define genius. If you expect high intellectual definitions, no. If you’re talking a specific uncanny ability, yes. The dude has a way of getting to you.
The fact you reduced him to a ‘pulp writer’ is rather a tell, to which i say ‘let them fuckin’ trees fall’
I will certainly agree with you that King has a knack of, well, not scaring me, but making me feel uncomfortable in a way that not too many authors do. My soul feels “fouled” after reading one of his books.
But feelings aside, he skimps on substance. Take “Mr Mercedes” for an example. Are we really supposed to accept a near-unified public blame and hatred placed on a car owner because she left keys in the ignition? It’s a big part of the plot, and it’s just plain silly.
As to the “Pulp” label, it is not denigrating in my mind at all, but just speaks to the common audience and lurid or sensational subject matter. I think Stephen King fits the bill. Along with Dashell Hammett, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft, H.G. Wells, and many more notable authors.