donjohndijon OP t1_iu1kx9l wrote on October 27, 2022 at 9:36 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in If you ever loved Enders Game, or science fiction in general, check out some of Card's other series. by donjohndijon

I can understand not wanting to give the guy money. I actually support that.. but what harm will be done by reading his work? Obviously that assumes you can aquire a book that's used- but buying his book from goodwill doesn't give him any money. So what benefit comes from you not reading his books? As someone who read many of them before finding out he's bigot, I can assure you that no such themes appear in his works (well, the 15 or so I've read.)

gmclapp t1_iu3y71p wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:34 AM

I agree with the idea of this comment, that it's possible to read things without supporting the creator of those things. And, in general I think it's healthy to read opinions with which you disagree, that's how I de-converted from Christianity in the first place.

But Card's hangups about sex and problematic views absolutely do come through in his writing and it's hard to believe you haven't noticed that having read 15 of his books.

donjohndijon OP t1_iu4fkfk wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:01 PM

I mean. Misogyny maybe. An utter lack of homosexuals.

I've heard it's pretty clear in a few books I've never read