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Originally Posted by HarryT
I like Battlefield Earth (in fact, not so long ago I bought the Kindle edition  ). It's a fun romp of a space opera. Hubbard may perhaps have had a screw loose when it comes to religion, but he was a decent enough SF writer in his time.
The film version, on the other hand was dire. In fact it's so bad that it's worth watching for its very awfulness, if you see what I mean . |
Decent? Now way in hell was Hubbard a decent SF writer. His 10 book monsterpiece was also incredibly awful.
Battlefield Earth is so bad, a sharp stick to the eye is preferable.