What is the difference between Victorian era horror/science fiction/fantasy and genre fiction?
>>7995612
Mary Shelley wrote one of the greatest books of all time
It really doesn't matter what genre she went into.
One is good and the other is bad.
>>7995898
Explain how genre fiction is inherently wrong?
>>7995612
Your question is unintelligible. Rephrase in the form of a sensible question.
>>7995920
Why is Mary Shelley considered by academia to be one of the greatest authors of all time and Stephen King is considered by academia to be a hack? (not Stephen King specifically, just modern horror/science fiction/fantasy/mystery/romance/crime/young adult/whatever in general)
>>7995903
>inherently wrong
fuck u saying
>>7995952
Because Mary Shelley was a literary artist, and Stephen King is a storyteller. The difference is in the quality of writing on a sentence-by-sentence level.
It also doesn't hurt that Shelley actually invented the genre.
>>7995980
She most certainly did not. Read Pic related
>>7995965
Didn't you hear?
Genre fiction is the incorrect answer.
>>7995952
>Stephen King is considered by academia to be a hack
I honestly don't understand how pretentious you have to be to call King a hack, he doesn't think he's that good, he knows he's just a pop writer and that's his thing
It's like being mad at the Avengers for not having any depth, it's the fucking Avengers, it did what it was trying to do. The Avengers 2 on the other hand...
