Mind, I'm not necessarily defending the book -- or anyone involved with it -- although part of the reason I'm striving to characterize my reactions in terms of taste rather than judgment is because many intelligent people of my acquaintance were happy with the whole thing as is (and also because I'm somewhat infamous among my circles for overanalyzing everything -- there was a musical production of Dracula where my companion turned to me and basically said, "Could you stop picking this apart so I can enjoy it?" *sheepish*).
Knowing an author refused to be edited wouldn't be a deal-breaker for me in itself -- I'm with you in considering it a character flaw, but there are plenty of artists whose work I've found compelling and worth my time in spite of their personal conduct and/or opinions. That said, if I happen to know that I disagree with an author's politics or attitudes, I am judgmental enough that I'm unlikely to spending any money on their work -- especially given that my budget doesn't cover all the authors and musicians and causes I do want to support. :-/
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http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2005/0705-usatoday-mccauley.htm
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20048226,00.html
Mind, I'm not necessarily defending the book -- or anyone involved with it -- although part of the reason I'm striving to characterize my reactions in terms of taste rather than judgment is because many intelligent people of my acquaintance were happy with the whole thing as is (and also because I'm somewhat infamous among my circles for overanalyzing everything -- there was a musical production of Dracula where my companion turned to me and basically said, "Could you stop picking this apart so I can enjoy it?" *sheepish*).
Knowing an author refused to be edited wouldn't be a deal-breaker for me in itself -- I'm with you in considering it a character flaw, but there are plenty of artists whose work I've found compelling and worth my time in spite of their personal conduct and/or opinions. That said, if I happen to know that I disagree with an author's politics or attitudes, I am judgmental enough that I'm unlikely to spending any money on their work -- especially given that my budget doesn't cover all the authors and musicians and causes I do want to support. :-/