I enjoyed Neverwhere and American Gods and I've been vaguely meaning to read Anansi Boys and the Sandman graphic novels, but I haven't read up on the author's crimes. I feel like I might not be able to enjoy the work or want to take his books off the shelf. I suppose that choosing to sustain this ignorance means I'm obliged to educate myself.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 10 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (3 children)

It’s some very bad shit. He’s not a redeemable character in my eyes. Like, put him in the plastic magneto jail.

Edit: I loved his books too, it sucks kitty-cri-texas

[–] mickey@hexbear.net 7 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

That sucks, yeah like I say in my other reply I'd kind of picked that up by inference. Reading is kind of intimate in that you travel into the imagination of the author and I think it would preclude me from enjoying the work. Hard to separate the art from the artist in that kind of medium, because of the way reading is experienced.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 8 points 14 hours ago

Yeah, that’s a good way of explaining it. On a personal note, I think I’d be too focused looking for clues of his rotten behavior inside the pages to just sink into a book. I’d be clinical. That’s not why you read contemporary fantasy.

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