Posted by throw0101a 7 hours ago
That's a man who lived his craft right there.
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.
I do consume art from outside this bubble but more to satisfy academic curiosity than pleasure.
Its not poisonous nor reductive to decide not to follow an "artist" because his "art" is repulsive.
Sorry, that just doesn't make sense to me.
I'm only on this earth for so many years, and the number of words I can shove in my eye holes is finite. Dan Simmons thought it was a good idea to write that, and publish it on his own blog. SF is the kind of genre where you run the risk of getting hit with a big bolus of the author's politics at any time, and why would I drink from a well somebody's already pooped in?
I don’t think he was particularly kind to any proselytizing religion.
Did you read the Cantos?
I loved Hyperion cantos, Illium and then non sci-fi books like A Winter Haunting and Summer of night (which I read in the wrong order lol).
I am also happy to read that he was a great person overall and a great teacher. May he rest in peace.
I didn't know that Summer of Night was a series - really liked the original book - will have to investigate.
And, of course, I'm sad he's died.
Praying for his friends and family. RIP
Hyperion Cantos is the most influential scifi story I've ever read personally. The first book is a masterpiece, while the rest remains one of the greats.
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I love all four books in the series.
I never really engaged in any of his other writing. I have a signed copy of Ilium but never read it.