I was pleasantly surprised at how into this book I got. It reads well and the characters are believable in relation to her philosophy. Howard Roark is one of my new literary heroes. She brings up many obvious truths that are often hard to detect in real life, although I'm not sure I completely agree with her philosophy. Definitely makes you think differently. I am excited to read her other books and learn more about it. ( )

Geart read!!! ( )

This book is amazing and disturbing. Rand makes a good argument, though I still don't really agree with her, I do agree with Howard Rourke, if that makes any sense. I listened to it on audio (Blackwell Audio - borrowed/downloaded from the public library). It took quite some time because I kept losing my place. I think this is one that needs rereading/relistening several times to get a better fix on the places where the reader's first impression may not actually be what Rand intended. Also, perhaps reading hardcopy now that I have listened might be helpful. It is a remarkable book. And, it is not a book about architecture...

Note: I am not reading this book to jump on any right-wing/libertarian bandwagon. I am just reading the book.

writing is superb and reading ayn rand has showed me what good writing is. I can't describe it but I know it when I read it. I read 298 pages, or 1/2, and quit bec. I saw the similarity to atlas shrugged and the long suffering but brilliant man and the woman who is subdued by him and yet still she spends all her time trying to ruin him. What the heck! I'd recommend one or the other of her books, but not both. ( )