I just finished "Battlefield Earth" today. Let's just say that it wasn't really like the movie.
I wish I had a lot to say after such a long book, one that has sat on my shelf for so many years. Alas, it was quite forgettable. Too bad Mitt Romney called it his favorite book. It seems that the first was a story told in Cambellian style. Earth prevailed, all is well. The second is more a governmental creation and intrigue. (?)
The ending is more in my mind at the time. It explains why that bad guys were called Psyclos. The were originally "circus workers" whose studies surrounded the mind. This is an obvious reference to Hubbard's view of psychology. I can only point the reader to "Dyanetics" for those views.
I can't recommend the book unless you have a lot of time or have nothing else to do. The first part of the book is decent, and the second part is good only in that it answers some questions still open in the first part.
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