At the risk of being sued or having Tom Cruise show up at my office to jump up and down on my desk and scream at me, I'll confess that I also had the same issue with L. Ron Hubbard's sci-fi books.
Every writer's work will be influenced by their personal beliefs so I can understand your reticence to read something written by someone with such, um, 'different' beliefs. I attempted to watch Battlefield Earth not too long ago (it was on television). I couldn't get past the first 5 minutes; not sure if it was because the movie was poorly written/made or because the whole thing was just too far out there...maybe both.
My parents let me experience a variety of religions by allowing me to go to church with friends of various faiths when I was growing up; and in California there are/were many different religions. I did have friends who were Scientologists and my parents drew the line there.
I, unfortunately, sat through all of Battlefield Earth when it first came out in theaters several years ago. My daughter and I are both die hard sci-fi fans so we thought it would be a good movie based on what we saw in the preview. Wrong! But, at least the popcorn was good.
I was also disappointed with the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still that came out this past December. Not nearly as good as the original, which has a somewhat different storyline than the book, written by Henry Bates, that it is based on. The book has a different twist and is also a good story, and is available from Amazon.
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My parents let me experience a variety of religions by allowing me to go to church with friends of various faiths when I was growing up; and in California there are/were many different religions.
I did have friends who were Scientologists and my parents drew the line there.
I was also disappointed with the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still that came out this past December. Not nearly as good as the original, which has a somewhat different storyline than the book, written by Henry Bates, that it is based on. The book has a different twist and is also a good story, and is available from Amazon.
Sharon