I'm not quite sure what to do here

Laurell K. Hamilton has been going through what seems a pretty serious illness for the last three months, and her doctors haven't been able to figure out what is wrong.  So picking apart Danse Macabre feels a little... I dunno, lacking in chivalry? (I'd use the same word if she were a man.) At the same time, she did write this book and she does have these attitudes. I don't like the idea that we can't criticize someone who's going through rough stuff or is disabled; I feel that is condescending. That I'm in lots of pain all the time doesn't mean people can't criticize what I write.

So... okay, I think I've talked myself into continuing with Danse Macabre. But I'd welcome any thoughts on the subject.

ETA: She's doing an AMA on Reddit now on which she's being a self-absorbed liar. Guilt gone.