Would this put you off?

M0nica

If we were to take exception to the misbehaviour of authors it would drastically reduce the number of books we could read - and wha about those that have done dastardly deeds that we do not know about?

Dickens betrayed his wife wth a mistress, from everything I have heard Roald Dahl was a deeply unpleasant man, as was Ian Fleming, and those are just names that occur to me as I write.

Yes, exactly! I think it is possible to separate the 'art' from the 'artist'. There may well be many well-known authors who weren't exactly the nicest people, but that doesn't necessarily mean that their work doesn't have merit.

I know of a few friends who will not read Jeffrey Archer books due to negative feelings. It hasn’t stopped me reading and enjoying some of his books.

I have never read any Jeffrey Archer because I have strong negative feelings about the man.
Quite possibly I have missed out, but I do not want to put any money in to his bank .

No I don’t think it would
I love Paul Gauguin s art but he was a very bad boy but it doesn’t stop me admiring his talent I m sure many of the stars we watch, listen to, look at their art work or read their writings have a bad past that we maybe never know about
I adored Enid Blyton books as a child but she according to her daughters was supposed to be a very divisive character a damaged person who damaged others doesn’t stop me thinking she wrote great stories for young kids

Not really no, but I can't help wondering why you are asking. Have you discovered something unsavoury about a particular author.
J.K. Rowling is obviously not an animal lover, judging by her books, but it doesn't stop me admiring her talent or her opinions.
One thing I do wonder about is....do the authors of murder mysteries enjoy wring about the actual act of killing someone? I used to enjoy Wilbur Smith but he seems to enjoy thinking up the most horrible ways to kill people.

nanna8

And Nabokov with ‘Lolita’? Many,many writers had/have unsavoury lives.

Absolutely!
If you don’t want to “associate “ with the author, don’t read his/her books.

And Nabokov with ‘Lolita’? Many,many writers had/have unsavoury lives.

Probably not. I don't expect favourite writers to be perfect people.

It wouldn't make any difference to me.

If we were to take exception to the misbehaviour of authors it would drastically reduce the number of books we could read - and wha about those that have done dastardly deeds that we do not know about?

Dickens betrayed his wife wth a mistress, from everything I have heard Roald Dahl was a deeply unpleasant man, as was Ian Fleming, and those are just names that occur to me as I write.

Probably not but it would depend on the circumstance.

It would depend on the nature of the 'unsavoury'. I don't think it would change my opinion of the books I'd read, but might very possibly stop me reading any more. Never having been in that situation I might react quite differently faced with it in reality.

Depends exactly what the offence was