So… I’ve read, enjoyed, and highly recommended one Sherman Alexie novel. As you can see on my 100 Indigenous Books challenge page, I’ve purchased two others, one of which I’ve since read (my page needs some updating) and the other I DNF’d but was attempting to re-read. That’s two reviews that would have gone up later this year.
I’ve been a bit behind on reading blogs so I was very grateful this issue was highlighted on BookToss. If you want more info, AICL has an exhaustive list of the best articles and commentary about the topic. If you are looking for alternative books to read, both have lists (note especially these two), or you can check out my reviews.
However, this all leaves me with a bit of a dilemma. While I don’t plan to buy any more Alexie books, I have a review and a half to go up, and one already up. When this post goes live, I intend to edit my previous review with a link and comment about this new development and how it’s changed my opinion of Alexie. But what about the other books? I have a review ready, and another book that wasn’t going to get a very favorable review anyway. It takes a lot of time and effort to read and review books, but I don’t want to promote a problematic author either! Right now I’m leaning towards just giving up on those two reviews, but I’m curious what others think.
What would you do when an author you have scheduled reviews for turns out to be problematic?
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