[BigTTYGothGF]

I enjoyed the Hyperion books but this got him put on my "never read anything from ever again" list: https://web.archive.org/web/20060424105133/http://www.dansim...

[fatbird]

Same here. It's a fading memory, but the decade following 9/11 really did feature a lot of big brains turning THE COMING CALIPHATE into an existential threat to humanity. Which seems quaint, now.

[petsfed]

So he had a pretty good (not perfect) run up until the final 1/3, then had a staggering turn that only the author thought was profound or earned?

That's a man who lived his craft right there.

[e40]

Bizarrely, Reply is one of my favorite scifi books. One of the only books I’ve read more than once.

[ses1984]

Can you perhaps explain what is objectionable so I don’t have to read the objectionable thing?

[weavejester]

I skimmed it. It's a story about a time traveler warning his ancestor about the horrors of Islam taking over the world. It's pretty yikes.

[ZpJuUuNaQ5]

>never read anything from ever again

I think it's a poisonous and reductive mindset to have. You can separate art from the character of the artist. If you cared about everything everyone has ever said or done in various stages of their lives, you wouldn't have much left to enjoy or appreciate.

[ses1984]

On the other hand, there is so so much art out there, I could never hope to consume it all. It’s simple for me to use the character of the artist as a filter. I can break that rule whenever I want, but by default, other things being equal, I would prefer to consume art for pleasure from artists I respect as people.

I do consume art from outside this bubble but more to satisfy academic curiosity than pleasure.

[isr]

He's referring ... to his "art". Thats what the piece he linked to was a part of.

Its not poisonous nor reductive to decide not to follow an "artist" because his "art" is repulsive.

[pragmatic]

Interesting.

I don’t think he was particularly kind to any proselytizing religion.

Did you read the Cantos?

[BigTTYGothGF]

You might have missed this part of my post: > I enjoyed the Hyperion books