What are people's opinions on used books? I like them. When I buy a used book, I like to say I "rescued" it. I don't even mind if there's spine damage or a little wear and tear. I try to clean and repair the book as best I can. It's just crazy to me that there is someone who I will probably never meet who searched out and wanted to read the same story I did. I just like this little connection that is formed. I don't even mind if there are comments or doodles in the book. I think it's so fun. Like I am currently reading The Boys in the Boat. It's a good read and it contains real pictures, but someone went through and X'ed out all the Nazis which honestly is funny to me.

This is a topic that would likely spark biiig controversy on any other social platform, but I feel Pagebound is a safe space soo here we go - and I am honestly excited for all your opinions and input!

So, the big question: How do y'all deal with authors who turn out to be problematic, if you've really loved their work before, and also thought they in general were a decent person??

To give an example, last year Neil Gaiman turned out to be a piece of shit and I had been obsessed with his work, comics, shows, everything for a solid 2 years. Crowley and Aziraphale from Good omens are literally my comfort characters and it was super hard to deal with. I know for a lot of people the same thing happened with JKR, and same, but it was somehow less bad in the sense that it happened after my big HP craze - so I found it easier to walk away.

What goes without saying is that you should try not to financially support these people anymore, but do you still read their work, if you've bought the books before? Do you still engage in the fandom? How do you handle it?

Getting more familiar w Terry Pratchett's work, I really felt like re-reading Good Omens, but I feel like now it has a bitter aftertaste. I've found fanfiction to be a kind of safe haven cause it's not directly related to NG whatsoever, but I miss the original stories sometimes.

Hoping for a good conversation! Am a bit afraid cause the whole conversation on tumblr about this topic last year got extremely out of hand haha :I But I'm like genuinely curious and I trust in the pagebound community!

EDIT Just wanna say thank you guys for all the engagement and for having such a great and respectful conversation!! Pagebound is rlly the best community! (Imagine a heart here, I have no clue how to use markdown lol)