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I think it's unfortunate that there is all this mutual venom between the literary and genre fiction worlds. It's about as unnecessary as the cultural animosity
by Bakary 4y ago
I think it's unfortunate that there is all this mutual venom between the literary and genre fiction worlds. It's about as unnecessary as the cultural animosity between the hard sciences and the humanities.
Anti-intellectualism makes some people miss out on what makes literature so compelling, and elitism prevents others from seeing the ideas about life that genre fiction can impart.
That's why I love authors who attempt to blend both, such as Kim Stanley Robinson or Ursula K. Le Guin.
- P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y agoI feel the same way about people who won't read Orson Scott Card because of his religious views (for example). There's just a lot they're missing out on.
- amanaplanacanal 4y agoI can see both sides of this argument. One the one hand, I try to separate the artist from the art. A lot of terrible people have made a lot of great art over the centuries. On the other hand, if someone is actively trying to harm my friends and family, I’m sure as hell not going to support them by giving them money.