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Originally Posted by GlennD
Their crimes happened in the 70s, and were awful. Their books were published in the 80s and are wonderful. The books don't make up for the crimes, but the Eddings don't get any benefit from someone enjoying them today. And maybe in the decade+ between their crimes and their books, they learned something and became better people. Reading their work does not equal condoning their crimes.
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And at least they're just $2.99 each...
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Originally Posted by GlennD
I read these when I was a teen in the mid 80s, and didn't find out even a hint about their crimes until recently (it apparently came to light in 2019). I'm not going to let their actions destroy my enjoyment of some of my favorite books, which I still reread every couple of years at least.
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I know that feeling. If I tossed out or gave away books by people who did horrible things, I wouldn't need so many darned bookshelves. And my Kindle would be better organized. But my selection of books would be much less interesting.
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Originally Posted by GlennD
YMMV of course, and learning about Marion Zimmer Bradley's case did make me uninterested in continuing to read her books. Ah, well. I never claimed to be consistent.  |
The nature of the crimes might make a difference. Also, a lot of fans looked back at the MZB books they loved and realized those stories often seemed to include underage sex and worse.