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A review by vicdigital
The Invaders Plan by L. Ron Hubbard
4.0
When I first came across this series, I had no idea who L.Ron Hubbard was, but I HAD read Battlefield Earth and thought it was good. So I was looking forward to this series with more than a little eagerness.
It did not disappoint (until the last half of the tenth book).
This book series is one of the most hilarious things I've ever read. The plot gymnastics a previous reviewer mentioned are the things that make this such a fun series. But I admit it's not for everyone.
It helps if you imagine this series more as a Heavy Metal style animated film, specifically the STEERRRRN! segment (If you've seen it, you know what part I'm talking about.
It's been twenty years since I read it, but it's still vivid in my memory.
Now, knowing what I know about Scientology NOW, I can see that that books were laced with stealth theology. However, at the time I read it, I had no clue as to what Scientology was, and there's nothing in the books that mention it, so it never was an issue. But the concepts are unmistakable. Still, it won't affect your reading enjoyment unless you allow it to bother you.
To this day, I don't believe that L.Ron Hubbard actually wrote these books (since most of them were published long after he died), and imagine it was written by a committee of clever Scientologists.
And one little bit of trivia. John Travolta always claims he named his son Jett after his love of planes, but it's obvious he named Jett after Jett Heller, one of the heroes of this series.
If you can ignore the invisible Scientology subtext, you're in for a treat with this series.
It did not disappoint (until the last half of the tenth book).
This book series is one of the most hilarious things I've ever read. The plot gymnastics a previous reviewer mentioned are the things that make this such a fun series. But I admit it's not for everyone.
It helps if you imagine this series more as a Heavy Metal style animated film, specifically the STEERRRRN! segment (If you've seen it, you know what part I'm talking about.
It's been twenty years since I read it, but it's still vivid in my memory.
Now, knowing what I know about Scientology NOW, I can see that that books were laced with stealth theology. However, at the time I read it, I had no clue as to what Scientology was, and there's nothing in the books that mention it, so it never was an issue. But the concepts are unmistakable. Still, it won't affect your reading enjoyment unless you allow it to bother you.
To this day, I don't believe that L.Ron Hubbard actually wrote these books (since most of them were published long after he died), and imagine it was written by a committee of clever Scientologists.
And one little bit of trivia. John Travolta always claims he named his son Jett after his love of planes, but it's obvious he named Jett after Jett Heller, one of the heroes of this series.
If you can ignore the invisible Scientology subtext, you're in for a treat with this series.