Books by "bad" authors

May 19, 2023 14:04


I just added a book to my Storygraph I purchased at a used book store.  And I was looking up the author to see if the book would qualify for a challenge I am participating in, and found out he is a proponent of the Ukrainian invasion by Russia.  He is Russian, but being outspoken and really rather disgusting (some of his comments on a radio interview are included on the Wikipedia page), might be a bit far.

So, my thoughts are:  do you not read a book because of an author's statements?

It brought up some thoughts on Harry Potter, because J.K. Rowling has been outspoken on things, and I don't agree with her.  But I like the series.   So, where do you draw the line?

I figure I bought it at a used book store that benefits the library, so, my money went to the library, not to the author, but...still.    

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