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Originally Posted by Manabi
Around a decade ago people started noticing Anthony had some truly disgusting themes in his books: misogyny, rape, pedophilia, etc. That stuff's definitely in his books and people calling attention to it severely damaged Anthony's reputation. No doubt that's a part of why his books aren't talked about much now, and why they aren't widely available.
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So last night, I was watching a video review of Richard Laymon's Endless Night and the reviewer (CriminOlly, who I like quite a bit) mentioned Laymon's penchant for misogyny, overly detailed depictions of women's bodies, etc. and apropos of nothing, my better half said "that's like Piers Anthony."
I asked what she meant and she said it was really noticeable in his books.That the Blue Adept books had some of that and that as Incarnations went on and on it got worse and more in your face, especially in the latter two: For Love of Evil and And Eternity. There is actually an eighth one: Under A Velvet Cloak and the Goodreads reviews on that one are pretty brutal.