going way OT (and back again): AS Byatt

[harpdreamer]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, Catherine Coleman 
<catorman at y...> wrote:


(Lots of Snippage) 
 
> I expect some people will think that changing one's opinion on 
someone because of their views on a book is a bit extreme - but I 
think I'm in good company.  Richard Eyre admitted to doing exactly
the same thing over Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
> 
> Catherine


No, I don't.  This isn't exactly the same, but when I found out that 
Ezra Pound was a Nazi sympathiser, I stopped reading his poetry.  And 
he had been one of my favourite poets.  I'd do the same to an author 
who had disparaging things to say about Tolkien or (to a lesser 
extent) JKR (or any of my other favourite authors).  

I'd like to see *them* try to write a six-part fantasy novel (with 
copious notes) and try to keep everything straight (and age 
appropriate!). 

Parker