finally.

[serafaery]

Just wanted to vent/gloat a little. I've never liked Neil Gaiman. I love his worlds and characters, but always, always disliked what he chose to do with them, in his stories. (Even the Endless. Even Coraline. Even that.) Just always got a bad vibe from the way he would torture them for nothing but the sake of visceral interest, which I think is lazy writing. Not that I could do better! Just saying, it's a known technique and there are more difficult but worthy ways to make a story engaging. It's mean. He has always come off as too mean, to me. sigh.

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[pantherinsnow]

I only ever read two and 1/2 books from him (the "half" being Good Omens, which is saved by Terry Pratchett's overwhelming positive influence). When I was in high school I read Gaiman's novelization of "Neverwhere" and fell in love with that fantasy world a bit, and for the most part I don't remember anything in there that hinted at this abuse and depravity. Then maybe five years ago, I finally read "American Gods" (right about when the television series was being made). And I enjoyed the mythological aspects, but I feel like there might be something in there--probably with Laura Moon?--that would scan as a big red flag if I were to ever read it again.

Anyway. I have no problem with leaving him on the ash heap at this point, and I haven't even read the article. That there was non-consensual, abusive behavior is all I need to understand.