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Summary: Cool
Review: I loved this book. It will change the way you think, but not in the way you would expect. A lot of the time you will find yourself challenging Ayn Rand's ideas and a lot of the time you will find yourself applying them to your everyday life. My reading of it was a great experience. Also, did the reader who made the "filter not a sponge" comment read The Perks of Being a Wallflower? that's a line from that book.
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Summary: The Fountainhead & Atlas Shrugged : GREATEST GREAT BOOKS.
Review: The Fountainhead & Atlas Shrugged : GREATEST GREAT BOOKS. THE FOUNTAINHEAD : I read it. It took 3 Months to complete 'cause I felt giving a new birth of myself as a Howard Roark which probably was growing inside me from my childhood. I would like to communicate with ALL WOMEN having calibre & Character like Dominique ( or Dagny - Atlas Shrugged ) on my Email. AYN I WILL REMAIN YOUR SECRET ADMIRER , for ALWAYS ----> NILESH
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Summary: Forget the negative reviews, keep an open mind BUT, Read IT!
Review: Just like the cut-line says. Forget all of the slams and adoration. If you want to be challenged, to be forced to look at yourself and society around you and then, make comparisons with the America of the late '90s, you must read this book. After completing it, read ATLAS SHRUGGED. Contrary to what all of the detractors say, these are two of the most thought provoking books you will ever read.
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Summary: Amazing, but some advice......
Review: Be skeptical about this one. It's a great book; But try to be a filter and not a sponge. You'll enjoy it, so try it!
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Summary: You think you know good? This is bloody mind boggling.
Review: I have read plenty of books. Most will make you think, but few will make you want to strive for excelence. Few will give you a picture of absolute integrity. Few have ANY integrity. Few uphold morals as an unexpurged, and unemotional, essence that man should strive for. And the few that do, don't do it as well. There seems to be a rise and climax with each piece of dialog that issues forth from these characters, and while being swept up in the beautifuly written story you soon realize that man cannot achieve his happines from other people. Only he can supply it to himself, and only then will he be truly happy with those he loves. This is head and shoulders above anything I have ever read, and I have read a lot.
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Summary: The worst book I've ever read
Review: Clumsy prose, laughable characterizations, ludicrous dialogue and offensive philosophical underpinnings--truly the most irritating, poorly written book I've ever (almost) finished reading.
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Summary: outstanding and thought-provoking
Review: as a seventeen year-old about to begin college in the fall, i am still searching for a philosophy and outlook on life to call my own. my older sister had recommended this book to me, without telling me what to expect at all. i was pleasantly surprised. this book has so many layers, so many different lessons and ideas that i think i could only absorb them all with a second reading. rand's philosophy was shocking to me now, i can only imagine how it went over with the hard-headed, one-dimensial critics of her day. but she speaks the truth, the naked truth, not sugar-coated, but blunt, to the point, and in such a way that the reader is unable to argue with some of her assertions. this book has made me re-evaluate my beliefs, my outlook on life, and how i conduct myself with others, as well as how i feel about myself. it has also given me a goal to strive for, as i believe howard roark's mindset is exemplarly; to be able to be that comfortable with yourself and trust your abilities that much that you can reject the opinions and disregard the judgements of those around you is amazing to me. i hope that one day i will be able to have such a feeling of pride and trust in my work. that is my goal. wonderful book, should be read by all who value the soul and appreciate the arts.
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Summary: A Warm Novel
Review: The book was excellent, and has the rare quality of being a book that is able to make the reader feel good. The reader may object to the idea of objectivism as a solution to the plagues of modern society, but he should keep in mind that this philosophy has not been offered as a solution at all. The world may not be better if the world is filled with men and women like Howard Roark, but the reader must not miss the fact that the book believes that care for others is unimportant, and of secondary concern. This is a valid point; the very point that makes it such an eye opening piece of literature. The world may not be as pleasant for some, but it will much more successful and make more progress if more men and women follow the example that Ayn Rand has set through her hero Howard Roark.
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Summary: Drivel that is a waste of time
Review: This is a good book with interesting ideas about objectivism. But, it is just too long and wordy, and the same ideas could have been expressed in half the number of pages. The storyline borders on the ridiculous and extra-ordinary coincedences throughout the book, and I had to wade through 400 pages of boring text and dialogue before the point was expressed in the end. 2 stars because of the ideas in the book, but otherwise, if you have read the back page and the summary in Amazon.com, then you have gotten the idea. Skip this and spend your money on a pizza instead.
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Summary: "A self-sufficient ego."
Review: Rand is the ultimate champion of individuals. After reading The Fountainhead, you will have an air of superiority, not over others, but over yourself. If there is anytime in history that society needs to hear Rand's message, it is now.
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