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Originally Posted by HarryT
The 10-volume "Invasion Earth" was dire. But I don't think Hubbard wrote it (or at least, very little of it).
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Well I think it depends on how old you were when you read it. I read the 10-volume "Invasion Earth" series when I was 11 or 12 years old and thought it was great. I still remmeber it as being great but I haven't read it since.
I've noted that whether a book is good or bad, assuming that it isn't riddled with spelling and grammar errors which are another issue, often depends on your age and mental state/development when you read the book.
I agree that some books transcend the ages in terms of greatness --
To Kill a Mockingbird, Elmer Gantry, and
The Thin Man, to name three examples -- but I don't find that to be true of "bad books". Bad books come and go as I grow older, more experienced, and more selective.