Who wants to compare? Lets Compare then!

Hi Twilighters,

I am making this topic out of prue frustration. Why is Meyer being hailed has the Next JK Rowling!?

IF she is being hailed as the next JK Rowling thats surely is enough grounds to compare the two authors!

Even though i totally disagree with the fact that they should not be compared as they are both so unique from each other! (Thats my emotional reponse to it!) BUT lets be practical and assess the FACTS & FIGURES!

I love Rowling and Meyer and don't want them to be compared but i refuse to accpet the notorious rumour that Meyer is the Next Rowling! NEVER! 😆

So as a reader I want the record set straight! Who is the better author?!

So all the people who are saying Meyer is the next JK Rowling...

Lets COMPARE!

Here we go...

Some people think Meyer is a good writer. Sure, I'll give you that. However, there is a fine line between a "good" writer and someone as brilliant as Rowling. How can you even think to compare the two!?

Rowling's writing is so detailed and carefully thought out.. way up there with the likes of Tolkien and Grisham. Meyer, on the other hand? Yeah, she has a good story plot.. but her writing just doesn't flow together as well, you know? And she obviously doesn't really spend that much time on detail, whereas Rowling has thought of basically every single tiny, minor, insignificant and unimportant detail.

Besides the fact that they are both female authors, I can't say they really have all that much in common.. so how can people even think to say that Meyer is on her way to becoming the next Rowling!? She's not even close!

I'm an avid HP fan and an avid Twilight fan, but sorry Stephenie you aren't going to be the next JK Rowling...you still need to improve your characters and your plot...JK Rowling is both gifted and superb simply because she was smart enough to have a plan written out for the series...that she worked on for SEVEN years...and not only did Harry Potter revolutionize the way books are read by children...it has also allowed adults to be able to read typical "kids" stories without scorn.

Please just compare the writers writing abilites & don't just come along and say that!

HP Rocks or Twilight Rocks!

The whole point off this exercise is to get everyone thinking! 😆

We have a mixture of loyal readers some who like both and some like one each!

Don't compare the BOOKS compare the WRITERS as we are trying to find out the next JK Rowling as the darn media says!😡

I am very sorry if this offends anyone! Its just i am fed up! HP has transformed my life as a reader! JK Rowling is a living legend and there is NO way that she will be REPLACED! 😃

I dont want this topic to turn into a heated argument off any sort! So please just look at the facts that we we know and compare the writers and honstely tell me will HP be taken over by Twilight!?

Just want to mention that even though i liked Breaking Dawn it was okayish, NOT the best book i have read! The things that happened that book shocked the living daylights out off me! 😆

The reviews which have been published for the book have been mostly negative!

Breaking Dawn for me was just another reminder that Meyer is NOT the Next JK Rowling! 😃

Sam x

I won't compare the authors or the books because HP series is the only thing I have not read and have no wish to read or see in future coz Cedric died😭😆

wow what a gr8 topic sam!!!😲 i loooved everything u pointed out here. Although I havent read HP I already see that Stephenie wont become the next J.K 😃 Esp about the writing part!! I looooove stephenie!!!!! Alot!!! But she doesnt have the things to become the next J.K. Rowling. Just because they both write fantasy doesnt mean they can be compared to each other like that!! Both series are TOTALLY diffrent!!! 😆 and well... yeah 😆

I agree with you Sam. I just don't understand why everyone's comparing J.K. Rowling to Stephanie Meyers, or Harry Potter to Twilight. I think the reason is that they both are fantasy books, and Twilight's the only book/series to become popular after Harry Potter. But that is not a valid enought reason to compare something, because if you look deep into it, there are sooooo many differences between the two series. People who are romance freaks will obviously go for twilight, and people who are adventure/family/good and evil/magic freaks will obviously go for Harry Potter. My personal opinion is that people can relate more to Harry Potter (without the magic), because the series hits on friendship, love, school, enemies, and all of that sort of things that people usually experience every day. I mean, who doesn't have an enemy like Draco Malfoy, or someone who just ticks them off, and a conceited teacher like Lockhart, or a nagging but nice friend like Hermione Granger, and... you know what I mean!😆

I completely Agree with you Sam!

Sam, I love you for opening this topic up! All the comparison posts were getting on my nerves btw HP and Twilight!

Originally posted by: mona18

Sam, I love you for opening this topic up! All the comparison posts were getting on my nerves btw HP and Twilight!

I wont say much abt HP coz like Anuu & to borrow her words I have not read HP and never will coz Cedric died😆

Twilight and HP are excellent in both their ways and plots, and is it really necessary to compare both books? Its your own personal prefernce, so stick with it! Making posts and asking other members to compare and voice out which movie/book/authors' better; is really annoying and you know sometimes it might just lead to petty arguements.

Good discussion Sam and once again, Thanks!

~Mona😛

Thank you so much for opening this post Sam!

Imagery: Rowling scores A on this. She really hits the nail on the head and creates vivid lucid images. Meyer does too. By the end of the childbirth scene in BD, I was extremely grossed out and that doesn't happen often. Meyer should focus more on grotesque imagery as she's good with it and let go of the purple prose she insists on putting in her books. Twilight would have been a lot more enjoyable for me if she crossed out all the purple prose.

Narrative POV: I have a major bias against first person narratives especially when they are rich with details that don't build character. First person narrative is ostensibly more "intimate" but Meyer does not use it effectively and it sticks out like a sore thumb. Similarly, although written in third person, the reader during the HP series is confined to Harry's view on everything. If this is intentional, a masterstroke on Rowling's part as it encourages reader to analyze each character, each event objectively (encouraging critical thinking) rather than how Harry describes them. If this is unintentional, then, Rowling neatly divides "good" and "evil" as 'If you aren't with us, you're against us' with no scope for a middle ground which doesn't do much for the book and reflects poorly of the protagonist.

Setting and significance: Rowling uses a number of settings throughout the books and their significance is described in ample detail (Shrieking Shack, anyone?). It makes sense and does not disrupt the flow of the story. In fact, it adds to the story (Godric's Hollow, for example). Conversely, Meyer does the exact opposite. Forks, Washington doesn't hold any particular significance other than to set the tone of moroseness (self-proclaimed, by the way) as it "rains a lot" but rain doesn't inherently indicate gloominess. Isle Esme is something the books could have done without as well. It holds no particular significance; instead, it emphasizes on the Cullen's financial status, which is supposedly a "disguise" to "blend in" with the humans.

Conclusion: Meyer is definitely not the next Rowling. She has a long way to go before she reaches that status, as demonstrated by the Midnight Sun fiasco, her writing calibre and "The Rob Effect" comment. The fangirl-esque comment "it's just fiction" also discredits Meyer as an author; that is equivalent of saying whatever a reader interprets from the books is not intentional. That's why I feel had Meyer spent more time on plot outline and the story as a whole (How could she not research about vampires?), she would have written a more enjoyable novel. All said and done, Rowling is on a different pedestal completely.

It infuritaes me whenever I see people hailing Meyer as the next J.K Rowling. I adore J.K. Rowling's work. Not only did she create the massive HP phenomenon, but she gave way to an entire magical world. Her characters mature and develop through the series in ways that Stephanie Meyer hasn't yet achieved.