wooddog Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I have seen this book mentioned several times on this forum and decided to read it. I'm a slow reader so figure it will take me a month or so but so far well worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dunn Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Dadgum looters and moochers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Vigilante Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 After finishing Atlas Shrugged I suggest your next read to be "Unintended Consequences." Dadgum looters and moochers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Thanks for the motivation. I LOVED Ayn Rand when I was a teenager. Probably time to reread as an adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 The Fountainhead is pretty good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Just who is this John Galt guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark dye Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Atlas Shrugged is my new all time favorite book...I have read all of Ayn Rand's major works in the last year. I wish I had done it several years ago! Mark Dye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingchef Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I have been a proponent of Ayn's work for over 20 years. What I have found is that it hard to rationalize with emotionally driven people. Truths are facts and cannot be altered to serve your purpose, However if it feels right, then it must be so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irq23 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 (edited) I am actually about half way through it right now. Great read. Edited April 9, 2009 by irq23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMoore Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I read it, and as an expression of political views, it is very effective. However, as a work of fiction I found it horribly lacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dunn Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I'm conflicted about the book. I love some of the themes, but it gets very repetitive and preachy. I think a 200 page edit would have improved it significantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofe954 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I'm conflicted about the book. I love some of the themes, but it gets very repetitive and preachy. I think a 200 page edit would have improved it significantly. I agree. She kind of beats you over the head with things. I felt like I could see what was happening (I don't want to post spoilers for the OP) about half way through but still had to slog through a few hundred pages to get there. In the story I can buy the purity of the big business owners, in real life I don't buy the purity of huge corporations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 As much as I appreciated her work, I saw a need for major 'brevity' edits. It would've still been just as effective. She does "go on a bit" in her works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingchef Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I agree, 1100 pages could have been 800 easy. good stuff, drive it home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1b Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I think the book was killer. I know, it was long. But I'll be reading it again! Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Vigilante Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 There has long been talk about making this book into a movie. Would be a 3-parter. Last I heard Angelina Jolie wanted the part of Dagney Taggart!! I think the book was killer. I know, it was long. But I'll be reading it again! Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irq23 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 There has long been talk about making this book into a movie. Would be a 3-parter. Last I heard Angelina Jolie wanted the part of Dagney Taggart!!I think the book was killer. I know, it was long. But I'll be reading it again! Jack Well that would ruin it IMO. Angelina is hot but she is freaking nuts. She should stick to wearing vials of blood around her neck and adopting foreign children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaky Dave Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I am currently reading the book also. It's almost like a prophecy. Just halfway through,have been told things get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1b Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 There has long been talk about making this book into a movie. Would be a 3-parter. Last I heard Angelina Jolie wanted the part of Dagney Taggart!!I think the book was killer. I know, it was long. But I'll be reading it again! Jack I am currently reading the book also. It's almost like a prophecy. Just halfway through,have been told things get better. Couldn't and wouldn't watch it as a movie. If the book wasn't already written, nobody would believe it could be written. At least as prophetic as it is. I have no desire to see Hollywierd screw that up. And yes, the book does get better. I think it started good. So for it to get better was just awesome. I know there are some parts that go on, but the total read is worth it. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h2osport Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I love all of Ayn Rand's works. She was an interesting individual. Other than the obvious good story line, I actually enjoy her extreme detail. She describes everything in so much detail you cannot help but have a clear picture in your mind of every part of the story. After you finish Atlas Shrugged, you should give The Fountainhead a shot. I liked it as much as Atlas Shrugged, even though it did not hit as close to home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrflyer Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 It does get a bit long in the middle and a little drawn out. But in all its very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atbarr Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 FYI, A.T. http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/books/04/2...gged/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMoore Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Good find, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffwalsh Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Ayn Rand is great. Anyone who wants a shorter read should check out: We the Living. It paints a great picture of the early days of the Soviets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackstone Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Atlas Shrugged is vehicle for the exposition of ideas, not merely a novel containing ideas. The story line, though somewhat entertaining in parts, is almost incidental to the main thematic elements. Having said that, it is a great book and 2nd only to the Bible in its influence on me. She speaks truth about the world and the unchanging nature of man and the nature of government, left unchecked. It is more relevant now than when it was written. It should be mandatory reading for every elected and appointed official and they should have to pass a comprehension exam, complete with an essay portion, before they could take office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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