I agree with others about long-dead authors who reflect the opinions of their time (and also about modern authors who put modern morality in the mouths of historical characters.) With modern authors, I suppose it depends on how much those views are reflected in their writing. I don't in general like novels that hit you over the head with a heavy-handed moral, but I suppose I'd be happier with a moral that I happened to agree with, than one I strongly disagreed with.
If I liked a book, and then subsequently found out something that I found objectionable about the author's opinions, I don't think it would change my opinion of the book... unless there were things in the book that suddenly seemed very different in light of this revelation. For example, if the book only had a few female characters and they all had abuse and misfortune heaped on them, I might accept that as part of the plot. However, if I then found out that the author had ranted frequently against women and had past convictions for domestic violence, suddenly those things in the book would seem far more troubling.
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Date: 2010-07-31 03:51 pm (UTC)If I liked a book, and then subsequently found out something that I found objectionable about the author's opinions, I don't think it would change my opinion of the book... unless there were things in the book that suddenly seemed very different in light of this revelation. For example, if the book only had a few female characters and they all had abuse and misfortune heaped on them, I might accept that as part of the plot. However, if I then found out that the author had ranted frequently against women and had past convictions for domestic violence, suddenly those things in the book would seem far more troubling.