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I really wanted to like this book. I loved Fountainhead (5 star rating) and people usually like Atlas Shrugged even more, but this was not the case for me. I struggled through the first 300 pages, then it got better and I became more intrigued by the mystery shrouding some of the characters presented. However, I felt this book was much less fiction than The Fountainhead and much more philosophical. She made some great points regarding the evils of Socialism, BUT I felt like she was trying TOO hard throughout the entire book to push her Objectivist philosophy. I don't know why it was necessary to write 1200+ pages on the same boring dialogue over and over again. I think I got her message in the first 3rd of her book. The repetitiousness of the speeches and struggles of the characters got old fast. I kept thinking this book would get better but it didn't... after reading 700 pages of it I knew I couldn't just NOT finish it. Overall, somewhat disappointing of a read. It seems like a book you'll either LOVE or HATE. For me, it leaned on the latter.

2022-10-16 02:32