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Summary: Perfection
Review: The struggle within the life of one boy, making the transition into his adulthood, and holding his eccentric morals intact, Ayn Rand's masterpiece, "the foundtainhead" is exhilerating. Howard Roark is my hero =)the perfect book for anyone who enjoys a <Good Book>. a bit long however its well worth the patience. some of the best, and most witty writing styles i have ever read. get a copy of it, or borrow one from the library, this is a MUST read.
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Summary: A journey of life
Review: This is absolutely a journey that consumes a tremendous amount of energy and a high level of thinking. Other critics are very correct that the Fountainhead does have an ideology that may not be suitable for everybody. The key to reading any book is to read between the lines and filter the author's own ideology, and then learn the important lessons that can be learned from the book. This book covers many areas in life that I was previously sub-par without understanding what caused it. Extracting one of the things said in the book:
¡§Most people go to very great length in order to convince themselves of their self-respect.¡¨
¡§Yes.¡¨
¡§And, of course, a quest for self-respect is proof of its lack.¡¨ In my opinion, this book is for those who have reached a certain level of maturity in mind to think deeply for himself (or herself). The lessons from this book would be significantly less worthy otherwise. For those in the 'other' category, it is likely preferable to learn from other sources and coming back a little later.
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Summary: THIS IS MY FAVORITE BOOK!
Review: We live in an age where tradition is scoffed and ideas are irrelevant, yet Rand masterfully shows in this novel how she works out her philosophy in real life. I certainly didn't always agree with her philosophy, yet the book encaptures the imagination and lets you disagree with her and at the same time still love the book. A MUST READ!...
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Summary: awesome!
Review: Even though I disagree with Rand's philosophy, you can still learn a great deal about being a person, about not selling your soul. Altriusm doesn't necessarily mean you will sell your soul... because of the way she distorts the true definition of altriusm and self-sacrifice, she garners a lot more attention.... perhaps it was deliberate, I don't know. Even though I have such strong disagreements at the foundation level, the secondary issues of her philosophy are valuable. The part I enjoyed the most about the book were the conversations amongst the characters. The characters are psychologically developed to the utmost... in one sense, it's almost ridiculous at how correct their judgments on one another are, but it is still within the realm of feasibility.
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Summary: It's Great!
Review: This is by far my favorite book! People kept telling me to read it because I have an interest in architecture, so I finally did. It was so great though, anyone should read it, no matter what interests he has, because the themes are universal.
The Fountainhead is an amazing book, and I recommend it to all readers.
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Summary: Rand's an enemy of the environment!
Review: The book was thought-provoking, to say the least and I agreed with much of it. Maybe even most of it. However, Rand had no respect at all for the environment or for anything at all that might stand in the way of 'progress.' The 'good guys' were all cold fish, except, apparently, in bed. Speaking of which, I could not suspend my disbelief enough to accept that Howard Rourke would be anything but dismal in the sack. Good thing Dominique was open to a good rape scenario.
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Summary: Ayn Rand Institute - For Advancement of Objectivism
Review: I have read the book, saw the movie (1949 Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, and Raymond Massey) and listened to the audio tapes. Each media gives a different feel to her story and brings out the underlying message in different ways. If this is your first Ayn Rand book then either you are in high school (where they think this is the pentacle her work) or you started in the middle of here forming. Other books as "We the Living", she knew something was wrong, but did not know what it was. In "The Fountain Head", she puts her finger on the symptoms and rebels against them. In "Atlas Shrugged', she finally identifies the source of the problem and even if it seems like a surrealistic story, she offers concrete solutions. Out of this Objectivism was born.
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Summary: Possible the first pop psychology-based novel.
Review: Appalling load of tosh from a selfish and racist writer, which will appeal to tepid minds and people looking for an easy codification of life.
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Summary: Not just for the decrepit.
Review: My main problem with this book is that it's "for adults." Apparently, we "kids" won't understand what the meaning is, or maybe we're too young and don't know enough about life to know what Ayn Rand is talking about. Either way, that is soooooooooo much BS. I'm fourteen, and I loved this book. It's one of my all-time favorites, right up there with The Stranger and Lord of the Flies. The struggle for the preservation of integrity and self is very interesting. Everyone who read this book with me commented how "Roarkian" I am. Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. But I can say that there should be more Roarks in the world. If you don't know what I'm talking about, go buy this book and read it.
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Summary: A Beautiful Mess
Review: This book is the "Louie ,Louie" of literature. There are flaws and mistakes but the overall work is compelling. I have read this book 6 times and each time I see more flaws but something always brings me back. The Flaws: first Dominique Francon's motivations are unrealistic and stupid... Which brings me to the second flaw:Ayn Rands view of ...[intercourse]. The whole rape thing is present in both her Big(and I do mean Big) books . Ayn Rand has some ....interesting ideas about... [intercourse]. Lastly Ayn Rands writing style is peculiar. Her metaphors are odd . People dont talk like this and writers dont write like this. Not in the English language. That said this book is hypnotic. Why because ofthe ideas it presents . This book is like A comic book in that you have to suspend dibelief or ignore certain things to read and get to the main pointS :"Collectivism is bad. Individualism is good." "Think and verify for yourself" "Dont compromise your principles for the crowd". Fact is, nobody is saying this stuff in fiction so if you are of libertarian bent ,if you are the weird girl in high school who writes poetry and smokes clove cigarettes and have no boyfriends , this book says its okay . At the time it was written it was totally against the trend of the times and gets credit for existing at all. Honestly You should read this book. "Whoah NO ,Me Gotta Go"
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