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I'm tempted to say the problem with Battlefield Earth (which I haven't read) is that at the point in life he wrote it, he was the messiah of a cult and didn't need to worry about editors.
I would say that. But I've read Fear, published in 1940 and that was middle of the road pulp schlock. I remember reading the first hundred pages or so of The Invaders Plan written forty-five years later and the writing was about the same. That more than the Scientology stuff is what has kept me away from Battlefield Earth.
On the other hand, Stephen King gave praise to Fear and lots of people genuinely enjoy Battlefield Earth, so maybe I'm just a boob missing out on a fun ride.
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