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A review by thinde
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 by L. Ron Hubbard
4.0
I've read this book several times, although I tend to skip a fair amount these days.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:-
Many people will not read anything written by Hubbard because of his connection with certain religions. To them I say, the creation is not the creator.
Battlefield Earth is technically a post-apocalypse story. It is set at a time about a thousand years after the event, though. The fall of Earth was not brought about by ourselves. No, it was an alien mining corporation that brought us down. Shades of Hitch Hikers Guide, don't you think?.
The bedraggled, diseased remnants of humanity are blissfully unaware of their heritage. And most of them don't seem to care. Most, that is, except for the heroic main character, Johnny Goodboy.
L Ron Hubbard takes us for a thrilling ride on the coattails of young Johnny as he struggles to bring the planet Earth back under human control. What, on the surface, seems to be a fast-paced adventure novel, has depths which sometimes surprise and often leave you thinking. But the essence that makes this novel so good, is the heartfelt portrayal of a true underdog rising above the odds. It makes you want to stand up and cheer. Hooray!
ORIGINAL REVIEW:-
Many people will not read anything written by Hubbard because of his connection with certain religions. To them I say, the creation is not the creator.
Battlefield Earth is technically a post-apocalypse story. It is set at a time about a thousand years after the event, though. The fall of Earth was not brought about by ourselves. No, it was an alien mining corporation that brought us down. Shades of Hitch Hikers Guide, don't you think?.
The bedraggled, diseased remnants of humanity are blissfully unaware of their heritage. And most of them don't seem to care. Most, that is, except for the heroic main character, Johnny Goodboy.
L Ron Hubbard takes us for a thrilling ride on the coattails of young Johnny as he struggles to bring the planet Earth back under human control. What, on the surface, seems to be a fast-paced adventure novel, has depths which sometimes surprise and often leave you thinking. But the essence that makes this novel so good, is the heartfelt portrayal of a true underdog rising above the odds. It makes you want to stand up and cheer. Hooray!