Thoughts on blacklists and when an author crosses the line to "Will not read"

[inverarity]

Comments

[nadiayar]

I will be definitely buying and/or reading some of Card's novels. I disagree with many of his views, but the liberal crowd's baying against him is in itself a good recommendation a far as his fiction goes. Any artist the liberals take such pains to silence is at the very least interesting and often really good, as I have found out from experience.

Golly, we got some EDGINESS here, man!

[inverarity]

Card is hardly being "silenced" by any stretch of the imagination, but if you're just out to piss off liberals, may I recommend Peter Walsh? Truly an awesome writer, I'm sure you'll enjoy him, and just imagine how us lefties will cry as you read the finest fiction a liberal-hating writer can produce.

[nadiayar]

Actually, I am out for some interesting reading, and experince has taught me that liberals generally organize their idiotic hate campaigns against interesting people in general and writers in particular. It's not always the case, but often it is. As for Walsh, I see that you take special pains to discover and read authors whose views you find disturbing, and then to insult them. Quite typical.

[inverarity]

Actually, I very rarely read books that I expect to not like. I picked up Hostile Intent because it looked kind of interesting - I had no idea what it or the author was like before I read it.

I'm happy to provide more book recommendations, though. Since you are obviously a person of discerning judgment and incisive intellect, I can think of no more rewarding book than Night of the Crabs. And it's got haaaaawt sex scenes too! Roowr!

[nadiayar]

I had no idea what it or the author was like before I read it.

Ow. So the cover (back and front) didn't suggest anything to you? I see))

This is why the only recommendations normal people need from the likes of you are your hate campaigns.

[inverarity]

Ow. So the cover (back and front) didn't suggest anything to you? I see))

It suggested it would be a technothriller about the NSA, duh.

This is why the only recommendations normal people need from the likes of you are your hate campaigns.

Well, I'll have to think about starting a "hate campaign" to provide you with book recommendations. But I do hate Twilight and Dan Brown. You should go read them right away!

[nadiayar]

Don't bother doing anything on purpose. It's the instinctive reactions that are so telling.

It suggested it would be a technothriller about the NSA, duh.

Erm, no. It suggests exactly what is actually inside.

[inverarity]

Instinctive reactions like "Liberals don't like this guy, therefore I will buy his books 'cause they must be good"? Heh.