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im not one to yuck your yum but dude writes pedo normalization stories. I don't read him anymore.
https://litreactor.com/columns/themes-of-pedophilia-in-the-works-of-piers-anthony/
But it's this book or OP has nothing to read for the flight. That's a tough choice, and I know I'm settling on pedo normalization, but I'm not gonna be happy about it.
So, like, does he ever improve as a person and stop writing stuff like that, or are his most recent books just as bad? Asking for a friend who used to read him as a kid
i don't know. i didn't consider having another read. im not gonna ever think a sick fuck like him is gonna improve. i don't even know or care if he's alive.
I really wish there was a series like xanth with the puns and zany world-building, but none of the gross stuff :/
ngl, read Terry Pratchett. problem solved. seriously. much better even.
I like his books too, but they are less zany somehow