A review by steveatwaywords
The Great Secret by L. Ron Hubbard

1.0

My first foray in Hubbard, likely my last. Yes, skeptical. Yes, I know it's 1940s pulp. So I will broaden my review to underscore my disaffection for pulp: the poor plot twists and Deus ex Machina endings, the simplistic machismo and duty-bound motivations, the meaningless revelations, and the overwrought--hugely awkward--attempts at imagery and originality ("What the scatterbrained hell is going on in there?"). I dug out a few of the short stories I had written in eighth grade: same criticisms.