Do you care if fiction writers make their opinions/taste obvious?

I like to get lost in a story, but too often I find myself being pulled out of the narrative by authors inserting their biases and preferences in ways that stand out. For example a teenager who’s obsessed with KISS and rants about their peers “not appreciating *real* musicians.”

I think this bothers me more than it bothers other people, but I don’t want to be reminded that an author made it up. To me, it’s like watching a movie where you keep seeing the camera reflected in things.

by UStoAUambassador