The Fountainhead

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Summary: The best book
Review: It's the best book I ever rade in my all life it change my life and know i'm looking on the world complitly diffrent .

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Summary: Pretty Good, Not Bad.
Review: I think that this book has a lot of information on the independence of an odd person, in a society that has a straight approach one way to life.

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Summary: easy to read. rand is a beautiful writer and an inspiration
Review: in her representation of the world and its cruelties toward true human nature, any rand reveals her philosophy (objectivism) in an easy to read saga. You'll want to take your time with this one.

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Summary: It really makes you do a lot of soul searching.
Review: My daughter had to read this book for an advanced High School English class. She let me read it when she was finished skimming through it to get enough info to complete her paper. I adored the characters Dominique Francon, Gail Wynand and Howard Roark, while feeling pity for the character of Peter Keating, which I think is what Ms Rand was trying to communicate to her readers. I will defintely try to read Atlas Shrugged next!

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Summary: A celebration of life!
Review: Here is an uncompromising book that places the individual in the highest regard. Non-conformity and creativity reign supreme in her story. Ayn Rand's heroes (and heroines) spit in the face of the menace of collectivism. Fresh 50 odd years later, your brilliance is greatly appreciated, Miss Rand.

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Summary: a good book, but somewhat annoying
Review: it is generally said about ayn rand novels that you can either love them or hate them; i feel both. it was a great novel in the creative sense, i liked the way she developed her characters and described all of the sensory details, but i did not agree with most of the ideas she was trying to pound into my head. she uses egotism as an excuse for not caring about anyone, for remaining indifferent to everything. that just seems like laziness to me. i enjoyed the book, but it got tedious at times, during the extensive monologues in the courtrooms, and when roark is trying to sell his work to someone who isn't so sure... and especially towards the middle, when roark first meets dominique. every glance, every smile, every movement by either of them must be analyzed to *death!* it does give you something to chew on, though, and i don't think anyone who reads this book will be able to look at the world the same way again.

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Summary: good. book good. good book. gooooooooooooood!
Review: speaking honestly, (informal review) The Fountainhead is the best book I have ever read. It made me think in a completely different way. They say every person finds a piece of themselves in the things they admire. Movies, songs, books, people, teachers, etc. I saw a little of myself in that book. it opened my eyes. Thank you Ayn.

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Summary: Ayn Rand Said This about The Fountainhead
Review: This is a story of collectivism, not in politics, but in Man's soul. (REF: Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life by Michael Paxton)

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Summary: Stunning. Thought provoking.
Review: I read it at 16 and again at 43, and enjoyed it immensely both times (though in much different ways). Thanks Ayn!

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Summary: Unique and way cool
Review: This is just one of the coolest stories I've ever read. To me (Gen-X male college-graduate), it stands out not so much for its interesting philosophical/political undertones (overtones?), but for timeless human-interest content penned in Ayn Rand's clean and balanced writing style. It's not verbose so as to bog you down in fluffy details, yet I could still richly visualize every scene in the book. The characters are very memorable, and Rand did an excellent job of extrapolating the consequences of the choices made in their youth and early-adulthood, throwing in enough twists and turns to keep the development of their lives very interesting, which is a very fortunate thing, because when you first pick this book up it will seem forever.