Interesting...

[Myr]

I just found a link to us from the Orson Scott Card discussion forum.

http://www.hatrack.com/ubb/cgi/ultimatebb....f=1;t=002553;p=

 

Seems to be mostly a debate about being gay though. Interesting place to get a link from. He is one of my favorite authors, even if he is Mormon and semi-bigoted because of it.

[Sparhawk]

That particular disscussion does make for a little light reading. It is interesting finding a link to us from there however and it even looks like we gained at least one reader from it, if not more

[Aleric]

I've always thought that OSC was interested in boys himself.

If you read his books, then you cannot conclude otherwise then

that he is a boy-lover. I am surprised to read that he is a homophobe.

Maybe the reason is that he always suppressed his feelings because

of his religious background. It would be very well possible that he

wrote his stories without even realizing that he likes boys. Or, maybe,

just thinking nobody would ever notice. But it is VERY clear that he is

popular with the gay community, and I am sure that I am not the first

one to suggest that he is gay himself because of his stories. His reaction

might therefore be out of frustration: being a married mormon he really,

really doesn't want to be 'outed' by others while not even accepting his

own feelings about this himself! That explains, for me, his extreme

articles about homosexuality.

 

Aleric

 

PS Did you notice how many people on this site list Orson as their most

popular writer? (I even listed him as the ONLY writer; he is definitely the

best non-net writer that I ever read. And yes, SongMaster is the Best Book

I ever read Holy shit!)

Edited February 11, 2005 by Aleric

[dkstories]

Did you hear the rumor that I was straight, or at least Bi?

 

 

In other words people always want their favorite authors to be more like them...I've had a few e-mails from females who liked the HP fanfic that were along those lines and I had to laugh with the understanding that swept through me...

[Myr]

I don't know what his sexuality is. It doesn't escape notice that his best books are about boys...

 

He is married though and he does have a Morman-appropriate level of children. He had to suffer through the loss of one of his boys not too long ago. A terrible thing for anyone to suffer through.

 

He's a good writer and that's enough for me.

[JotaJota31]

I've read Ender's Game and really enjoyed it. Does he have any other good books that I should take a look at?

 

JJ

[Aleric]

I've read Ender's Game and really enjoyed it.  Does he have any other good books that I should take a look at?

 

JJ

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You MUST read 'SongMaster'. Its the best book I ever read.

Its about friendship and perfect communication.

[Myr]

If you like Ender's Game, then you'll like Ender's Shadow. It takes place from the point of view of Bean during the same time period. Then there is Shadow of the Hegemon and Shadow Puppets which are the sequels to Ender's Shadow.

 

I have picked up Songmaster and it is on the top of my "To Read" pile. Which most likely means Sunday.