[@Antarctic Termite] Something about his work always screamed 'childish, overblown, not the kind of thing you'd enjoy'.
Even after he passed away and everyone was lauding him, I didn't feel a need to pick up one of his books. So certain was I that he's not my thing.

[hider=To be honest]It's the artwork on the covers. I judged all his books by their covers.[/hider]