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10-28-2005, 08:48 AM
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Re: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
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[ QUOTE ] Who is John Galt? [/ QUOTE ] Oh and the John Galt diatribe towards the end of the book is wayyyy too long. [/ QUOTE ] Agreed. I admit I just scanned those 40 or so pages. I enjoyed her view on how a society that abandons capitalism will eventually deteriorate. 
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10-28-2005, 09:16 AM
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Re: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
I read it and really enjoyed it before I fully understood the implications of what I was reading.
I returned to it a few years later, and was both disgusted by Ayn Rand's perspective, and bored to tears by the shoddy writing. Also, if you've read the Fountainhead, you've already read Atlas Shrugged.
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10-28-2005, 10:39 AM
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Re: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
very good book, but not ayn rand's best. fountainhead was great, and anthem is good for a quick read.
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10-28-2005, 10:59 AM
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it's a great book. it is very long winded and a lot of time you're like "ok, thanks, I get it, next..."
but it will defintely change the way you think about things, whether or not you agree with all the principle it presents - I, for one, don't. But I certainly look at things differently having read it.
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10-28-2005, 04:51 PM
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Re: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
It's a good book. I say read it. I enjoyed it a lot. It's long, but that's not a problem because you will be able to tell pretty quickly whether you are into it or not. If you hate the book after 150 pages, you are going to hate the rest of it, so you might as well stop there. If you like the book, then its length isn't a problem anyway.
I haven't read Fountainhead. People I know who are into Ayn Rand claim that it is the better book. On the other hand, it is less famous and influential, so if the reason you are reading this is for cultural literacy rather than purely for enjoyment, Atlas Shrugged might still be the better choice.
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10-28-2005, 06:42 PM
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Re: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
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[ QUOTE ] f the reason you are reading this is for cultural literacy [/ QUOTE ] This seems like a terrible reason to read a book. [/ QUOTE ] When I was younger I felt this way as well. As I have gotten more mature and more humble, I've come to undertand the value of having a shared culture and society.
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10-28-2005, 06:49 PM
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Re: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] f the reason you are reading this is for cultural literacy [/ QUOTE ] This seems like a terrible reason to read a book. [/ QUOTE ] When I was younger I felt this way as well. As I have gotten more mature and more humble, I've come to undertand the value of having a shared culture and society. [/ QUOTE ] I watch MTV while working out just so I share the culture of the young freshmen ladies I bang.
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