Can an author's opinion ruin the fiction he produced? For
<http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/08/orson-scott-car.html>Wired's
GeekDad blog, it can. Especially if the author outs himself as a
disgusting homophobe of the worst kind:
Now it's two decades later, and Orson Scott Card has written a
<http://mormontimes.com/ME_blogs.php?id=1586>strongly anti-gay screed
that goes so far as to propose active rebellion to ensure that
marriage is legally defined to his liking. Like many others who have
read his diatribe, I am utterly repulsed by his words, to the point
that they have drastically altered my perception of him as a person,
and yes, to some extent, as an author.
So now what do I do with the copies of Card's books: Should I get rid
of them? Should I encourage my kids to read them? Essentially, does
the fact that I find his opinions utterly repugnant invalidate his
work somehow? (We can debate endlessly whether Ender's Game is
really a good book, or if it's an apologia for Hitler, or
whatever. I liked it when I was a teenager, and haven't read it
since; I don't know if I would like it now.)
<http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/08/orson-scott-car.html>Link
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