Just finished Xenocide. Yes I'm aware the author's a homophobic piece of shit but he can write detailed storylines with complex and seemingly morally ambiguous characters. No I didn't have to pay a single cent to read it.
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Yeah, I've long held conflicting views of that series. Ender's Game was a defining book of mine as a child. I even went to a book signing of Card when I was a freshman in high school, and still have the signed Ender's Game book I got there. But he is a piece of shit. It really puts to the test the concept:
You can separate the art from the artist.
Is there a limit to that? I love the look of the Hugo Boss SS uniforms from WW2. Or is it because that artistry, those uniforms, were used to oppress and murder millions of people, that makes it distasteful?
Same with Hitler and his paintings.
I love Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects and think he is personally a deplorable pedophile and rapist. But by supporting his works, I'm supporting him as a person too, right?
I have debates with myself about this stuff all the time. I'm not sure where I stand, morally, on the whole idea of separating the art from the artist.
I don't know how to answer it either. I have debates with myself about it as well.
You can separate the art from the artist.
It took me a while to listen to Demons and Wizards again when I found out its guitarist was a Jan 6er. It helped that his collaborator almost immediately disassociated himself from the band.
It's almost cliche now, but my wife has always loved the Harry Potter books and movies. It's hard being a fan of that now. The new HBO series coming out will be an interesting test of the art vs artist
I’m not an HP fan, but I see all the terf stuff Rowling posts.
Do people expect the hbo series to be boycotted or otherwise negatively impacted because of Rowling views? Or do people expect that will have very little impact on the shows popularity?
I would guess the latter, but will be interesting to see.
Two so far today, probably another three by the time I go to bed.
Having a young kid is kind of cheating though 😁
I finished one over the weekend and I’m reading The Two Lies of Faven Sythe by Megan O’Keefe now.
Levar Burton is one of the major reasons I love reading and have read 32 books so far this year. I love that man! 💚
I HAVE THAT SHIRT!! I HAVE THAT SHIRT!!
I literally just yelled “I have that shirt” at work 🤣
I really need to get that as well!!
I definitely recommend it. I get compliments every time I wear it. I was walking through an airport with it on and someone said “Hell yeah read banned books!”
I have one that has the full quote (I think) from him on it: “Read the books they don’t want you to read. That’s where the good stuff is.” ❤️
None today but one this weekend if that counts
I really liked Levar’s Hawaiian look.
...is this...space hawaiian
I am reading the 6th Hitchhiker's book (sadly by a different author than Douglas Adams).
RIP
Is the book any good? I've read the first three many years ago
the 4th and 5th books are good, you should try them.
I haven't read the sixth
So far I can't complain. :)
Oh, "And Another Thing"? I didn't enjoy that at all. It was like a rehash of old jokes and I felt the author was barely familiar with the previous work. I remember coming across one rehashed joke they clearly hadn't understood completely. Can't remember the details, though.
As far as I know, Eoin Colfer was always very fond of the work of Douglas Adams. Jane Belson, the widow of Adams, supported the last novel being written by Colfer. The book does not have the same drive at all times, but it is a fairly alright last chapter to an epic and bonkers saga. Colfer had some very big shoes to fill here and I think he did a solid job.
Personally, I liked the first 4 books best. Starship Titanic is quite funny, too. My all time favourite book of Douglas Adams is Last chance to see, though. :)
None. But i am boldly going twice as high.
Just finished After Atlas. What a wild ride. The environment is a probable Black Mirror progression of our present timeline, and it was published in 2016.
I've heard that's a good book. I'll have to check it out.
About 3/4 of the way through The Light Brigade, my 7th book this month