tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12623101.post9046450737052629450..comments2023-06-25T09:40:13.649-05:00Comments on Russell Glasser's blog: Hey Orson Scott Card fans! Not disillusioned yet?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05324968314168283095noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12623101.post-67057860343129812432014-12-07T05:19:49.912-06:002014-12-07T05:19:49.912-06:00What is the evidence that he is a neoconservative,...What is the evidence that he is a neoconservative, as opposed to someone who has been conservative all his life?dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12623101.post-84362321005005228452013-10-16T17:22:22.688-05:002013-10-16T17:22:22.688-05:00Let's see - hate the sin, love the sinner? Poo...Let's see - hate the sin, love the sinner? Poor brother Orson has passed from our good graces into the batshit crazy; same thing happened to Cat Stevens. But we can still love the good stuff he did early, even if he'd probably repudiate it now.<br /><br />Anyroad: Go read Speaker for the Dead, the first sequel to Ender's Game, and perhaps his best ever. Still a thoughtful person with his head in a sweet place. <br /><br />Just finished Empire. Just. Plain. Weird. Hard to believe it came out of the same head. But not the same - you can't step in the same river twice - but I can't help but wonder just what happened to this guy to push him so far away from where he was.<br /><br />But perhaps we just benefited from his "rebellious youth" phase. Began as a Mormon, experimented with freedom of thought, then gave it up and returned to his roots. <br /><br />How sad.Ned Horvathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08556105274182440731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12623101.post-58925666604559128002007-12-10T08:24:00.000-06:002007-12-10T08:24:00.000-06:00either I totally misunderstood his philosophy thro...<I>either I totally misunderstood his philosophy through his fiction and public speaking, or at some point in his life he just made a palpable shift from being lovable and entertaining "Uncle Orson" to being a batshit crazy theocrat who spouts right wing talking points.</I><BR/><BR/>I believe it's the latter: as I understand it, at some point the Mormons approached him and told him that he was being too "worldly" or friendly to atheists, liberals, and other undesirables (or something like that). Having to choose between his church and his earlier worldview, he opted for the former.<BR/><BR/>I have some comments <A HREF="http://www.ooblick.com/weblog/2006/01/22/orson-scott-card-vs-the-brain-eater/" REL="nofollow">here</A>, with links to others' flamage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12623101.post-61328843382789141762007-07-16T06:34:00.000-05:002007-07-16T06:34:00.000-05:00I just stumbled across your site this morning, and...I just stumbled across your site this morning, and I have to agree emphatically. Like martin wagner said about Empire, I was totally shocked while reading it. It was a book I was looking forward to enormously, and just ended up disappointing me. That's the sort of crap I'd expect to see from Ann Coulter's first foray into fiction.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01428816290859257176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12623101.post-36653576841435930452007-07-09T15:38:00.000-05:002007-07-09T15:38:00.000-05:00I just read A War of Gifts (I stumbled over here f...I just read A War of Gifts (I stumbled over here from Google while searching around for what the hell happened to a writer I used to like). The book is exactly what the blurb makes you think it is, with some pro-war propaganda thrown in for good measure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12623101.post-1378020099656662132007-07-08T22:28:00.000-05:002007-07-08T22:28:00.000-05:00I started reading "Enders Something" - had an inte...I started reading "Enders Something" - had an interesting idea about marriage being tied to 5 year contracts and a big super computer ruling the planet, lost interest so never finished it. So guess I won't be disappointed then.Sean Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485575602984697926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12623101.post-33553429439522058952007-07-08T12:53:00.000-05:002007-07-08T12:53:00.000-05:00I'm waiting for the "nah, I'm just kidding." Come...I'm waiting for the "nah, I'm just kidding." Come on.... please...?<BR/><BR/>You're not? You're not kidding! BLECH!! <BR/><BR/>I loved Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow. Thought they were brilliant.Fieryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681456246185901798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12623101.post-13917388425118816072007-07-07T23:52:00.000-05:002007-07-07T23:52:00.000-05:00Card's last novel, Empire, was a total neocon mast...Card's last novel, <I>Empire</I>, was a total neocon masturbation fantasy. He jumped the shark long ago and amazingly still hasn't come down.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933545393470431585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12623101.post-34070779443297233862007-07-07T22:28:00.000-05:002007-07-07T22:28:00.000-05:00I have to be the first one to comment. That's bril...I have to be the first one to comment. That's brilliant honey. You know I was laughing my ass off when I read it because you were sitting right next to me. Truly funny writing dear. I wish I had a fraction of your talent.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304756298690691625noreply@blogger.com