From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ixn5h!dcn Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Title: Battlefield Earth & Life, the Universe and Everything Article-I.D.: ixn5h.125 Posted: Fri Feb 11 08:36:41 1983 Received: Sat Feb 12 04:04:14 1983 Reply-To: dcn@ixn5h.UUCP (Dave Newkirk) Battlefield Earth: The reviews in Analog and F&SF were both negative. The book was criticized for being too long, poorly edited, shallow characterization and using stereotypes common in space opera. The only favorable review was in the Chicago Sun-Times, but the reviewer seemed incompetent (he botched a one paragraph summary of Descent of Anansi). Life, the Universe and Everything: I just finished reading it, but I was not very impressed. After reading the first two books a year ago and watching the fast-paced TV series on PBS, this one seemed slow, boring and uninteresting. The central plot is fairly good (planet of nice guys being manipulated to destroy the universe), but it would only make a 20-30 page short story. The rest of the book is padding, and of a poor quality. Dave Newkirk ixn5h!dcn