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I don't think running another user's recommendation in to the ground is cricket. I have no interest in Battlefield Earth based on my previous experiences with Hubbard's writing. But maybe try to throttle back some?
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Thanks for the suggestions. I've been very sick with a cold and finally feel like reading again.
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It's one of those books (like Dune) where a good movie is going to be very difficult to make.
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Taking an eclectic and somewhat obscure tack, here:
The Book of Joby by Mark J. Ferrari The Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis Wanderers by Chuck Wendig The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway The Copper Promise by Jen Williams Once A Hero by Michael A. Stackpole The Wreck of The River of Stars by Michael Flynn The City & the City by China Miéville My take on "big and chunky" might not always equate directly to page count, either. |
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It has its place when it’s a rational review with reasons for one’s negative opinion. Serious commentary is always useful in assessing whether or not a book is for you and shouldn’t be taken personally. However, saying “It’s an awful book” advances understanding not at all, and you can’t say “You’ll hate it” unless you’re closely familiar with an individual’s tastes. In any case, it’s good to recognize that because a book isn’t to your tastes means neither that it’s to no one’s tastes nor that it’s objectively awful.
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One of the major problems with Battlefield Earth is that is could have ended in a number of places and after the first place where it could have ended, it then felt like Hubbard was writing more just for the same of writing more. It was very wordy. The story went too long and really dragged. It would have been tolerable if it had ended a lot sooner then it did.
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I'm reminded of that story by Fredric Brown where a man stranded on an island spent years writing a poem that he constantly revised while waiting to be rescued, and finally ended up with a poem consisting of one word when he was finally rescued. The word started with an 'F'. Perhaps Hubbard's book would have been a better story if he, too, had written a novel with only one word. |
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Is the word you're referring to generally referred to as "the f word"?
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