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Originally Posted by old-fart
Battlefield Earth was a very long book. The first maybe 5 chapters were ok - certainly not great. The rest of the book was as interesting and exciting as watching paint dry. The ONLY reason it is on that list is because Scientologists are convinced that everything the prophet (profit?) Elron wrote is brilliant, and they buy the garbage in droves. From a "number of copies sold" perspective, it is likely easily in the top 15. From a quality of literature perspective, it is right up there with the Xenu story.
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Every internet vote for the best books are spammed by Scientologists and libertarians. Take the 100 best novels list by Modern Library.
1. ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand
2. THE FOUNTAINHEAD by Ayn Rand
3. BATTLEFIELD EARTH by L. Ron Hubbard
4. THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee
6. 1984 by George Orwell
7. ANTHEM by Ayn Rand
8. WE THE LIVING by Ayn Rand
9. MISSION EARTH by L. Ron Hubbard
10. FEAR by L. Ron Hubbard
http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/