In a new interview on MTV.com Stephenie Meyer, the author of the popular “Twilight” novels, discusses Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling along with the similarities she finds between the “Twilight” and “Harry Potter” series. While Mrs. Meyer notes she has not yet had the opportunity to meet her fellow author, she does say she “would love to sit down and talk with her.” She continues, noting the fact that while both series are hugely popular among younger readers, comparing one series to the other is something she finds difficult to do. She states:
“The interesting thing about the comparison is that I think you can compare my fans to her fans more easily [than me to her]. I do think that we both have people who are just really really enthusiastic, and will come miles to see you and be involved, and everybody really cares about our characters. But the [’Harry Potter’ and ‘Twilight’] stories are just so different.”
“J.K. Rowling’s audience is everybody, so that means we all have a piece of her audience,” Meyer laughed. “It’s terribly flattering to be compared to her, but there’s never going to be another J.K. Rowling; that’s a phenomenon that’s not gonna happen again.”
Finally, Mrs. Meyer goes on to talk more on topics she would like to speak with J. K. Rowling about if given the opportunity, including Jo’s thoughts of the Harry Potter films, her fans, and her experience of being a popular writer. As readers will remember, actor Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory) has been cast as leading man Edward Cullen in the upcoming “Twilight” film. All three previously released novels in the “Twilight” series are available for purchase in our Cauldron Shop.
I love twilight! I agree that HP and Twilight are completely incomparable. I dont know that Twilight will become as big as a phenomenon, but it is prreeeeetttty big. Its amazingly popular among teen girls. I think it would be great for Meyers and Jo to sit down, although I hope that Meyers would be intimidated. : P she’s not on the same level as our beloved Jo!!!!
I am strong believer that you can’t judge something, especially a book, until you read it yourself. So if you haven’t read the Twilight saga then don’t go saying anything disrespectful towards it. I have read both the HP and Twilight series and am a huge fan of both. I just don’t understand why people have to be so hostile.
Looks like I’m going to have to start using part of my last name when commenting, since Ashley is much too common a name. I just wanted to make it clear that I’m the Ashley who posted the first two times, but not the same Ashley who posted the third time (the one who said HP>>>>>Twilight). Not as a jab at the other Ashley, you understand, just, you know, to differentiate. :)
One of the reasons, I think, is that some of the female HP fans wanted more focus on romance in the HP series (or maybe a different pairing) and so, they started looking elsewhere. The other is the media’s fuss about the “Book-That-Took-The-Number-One-Spot-From-Deathly-Hallows-After-Many-Weeks”, which happened to be book 3 from Meyer’s series. I’m not saying that Meyer’s books have no merits, only that they have found an audience longing for a romantic storyline and willing to share it with their friends (the same mouth-to-mouth phenomenon that propelled Harry Potter).
That’s why I think it’s so funny to see some Twilight fans saying it’s “so much better” than HP. They are two different stories that appeal to different tastes. I don’t like sugary romance and from what I heard about these books, they probably are the kind of thing I need to avoid like the plague. Does that make them inferior? No. Just not my type.
(and I’ll probably read the first book anyway when it goes for sale in Brazil. Just to see what the fuss is all about…)
Oh, please. Stephanie Meyer needs to step down off her high horse. While the Twilight books are mildly entertaining, they aren’t even in the same universe as the Harry Potter books. Twilight is a “Sweet Valley High” style romance with a minimum of real plot. There is no comparison in any way, shape, or form.
I’ve read all three Twilights. The first one was good, but I lost interest after the third one. I don’t know how they are making the first book into a movie though, there isn’t very much attention-keeping plot that could translate into a film (it stands alone as a book just fine).Thank goodness the author has addressed this, so maybe some fans will stop bragging- There is NO COMPARISON. JKR wrote a classic. Depending on how well the upcoming film version does at the box office, Twilight is not a series that will be read to our great-great-grandchildren for generations to come. It’s a temporary teenage-girl phenomenon because everyone wants Edward as their boyfriend. lol
Personally I wish some HP actors were in the Gemma Doyle Trilogy (A Great and Terrible Beauty, etc., by Libba Ray). Now, those are books I’ve devoured because they are so well-written. :)
I’ve read the first book of the series and while I enjoyed it, it’s certainly a “teen romance novel” with vampires and werewolves thrown into the mix. I has neither the action nor the sweeping and intricate universe of the Harry Potter novels. I can see why many girls have moved onto Twilight from Harry Potter, but I don’t think it’s a good match for the majority of HP fans. I agree with Libby; unlike Harry Potter, I doubt Twilight will stand the test of time.
I just don’t have any interest in reading Twilight, and even less after reading all the reviews people have put on this post. It doesn’t seem like my kind of reading. I may one day read the first one, to see what all the hype is about, but I’m in no hurry.
On a side note, Stephanie Meyer lives not too far from my parents’ house.
I bought a Twilight book. I got it in the mail yesterday and I was not expecting it to be that big. I read the prologue and it doesn’t really grip my attention, but I might read it over the summer. I don’t know if I’m gonna read them all though, I might just have to wait until the movie comes out. But she’s right, there’s NO ONE like JKR.
There’s nothing unique about the Twilight series – I just found the writing so predictable – it was like reading any other young adult novel.
What I love about HP is that it accentuated my love for reading; the books made me seek out classics and read beyond what they told us to read for school. I wish more high school students would read Dahl, Wodehouse or Richmal Crompton’s brilliant Willaim series instead of just teen fiction that has no depth.
"Jus' try an' slip the rope 'round his sting, so he won' hurt any o' the others!"[br]"Yeah, we wouldn't want that!" Ron shouted angrily as he and Harry backed into the wall of Hagrid's cabin, still holding the skrewt off with their sparks.
I love twilight! I agree that HP and Twilight are completely incomparable. I dont know that Twilight will become as big as a phenomenon, but it is prreeeeetttty big. Its amazingly popular among teen girls. I think it would be great for Meyers and Jo to sit down, although I hope that Meyers would be intimidated. : P she’s not on the same level as our beloved Jo!!!!