Most of the comments on social media about his passing are about his horrible politics rather than his writing. People are calling him a racist, a misogynist, and even a fascist.
Song of Kali confused me. It felt so hateful and so deeply racist that I assumed I missed something about it, like maybe it was satirical. Or maybe it was just about a character who hated India, which doesn’t necessarily mean the author shares those views.
I loved Hyperion even with its misogynistic parts, I just sort of figured “boomers are gonna boom” and I was able to overlook it. Summer of Night was phenomenal, even if it did have the same “only one female character and she’s a lot” problem that all his novels seem to have.
I don’t see myself reading his other novels after reading about how racist he was. Quite a shame.
I loved Hyperion even with its misogynistic parts,
Isn’t it strange that you can write a book about destroying an entire planet full of people and no one bats an eye; but if you include a political hot topic suddenly half of the population is protesting your book.
I would understand if he’s actively promoting an idea but I don’t think most books do that…
Most of the comments on social media about his passing are about his horrible politics rather than his writing. People are calling him a racist, a misogynist, and even a fascist.
Song of Kali confused me. It felt so hateful and so deeply racist that I assumed I missed something about it, like maybe it was satirical. Or maybe it was just about a character who hated India, which doesn’t necessarily mean the author shares those views.
I loved Hyperion even with its misogynistic parts, I just sort of figured “boomers are gonna boom” and I was able to overlook it. Summer of Night was phenomenal, even if it did have the same “only one female character and she’s a lot” problem that all his novels seem to have.
I don’t see myself reading his other novels after reading about how racist he was. Quite a shame.
Isn’t it strange that you can write a book about destroying an entire planet full of people and no one bats an eye; but if you include a political hot topic suddenly half of the population is protesting your book.
I would understand if he’s actively promoting an idea but I don’t think most books do that…