Yeaaah, David Eddings was hugely influential to me - one of his books was the first thing I ever read in English (making me a Swedish 12yo with "crenellations" in my vocab) but. Oof. No. Even though he's dead I just feel gross thinking about him now. And I enjoyed Ender's Game, before I knew...

And James P Hogan has also died, so i have mixed feelings about whether it's okay to go back to his stuff. Not helped by being unsure how much of his later descent into conspiracy theories was "voluntary" vs how much was due to mental decline.

I actually got Orson Scott Card to sign my copy of Pastwatch a few years before we all found out who he really is. I feel kind of guilty keeping it, but i would also feel kind of guilty throwing it away too?