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| Title | : | Atlas Shrugged |
| Author | : | Ayn Rand |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 1168 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 1999 by Plume (first published 1957) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. European Literature. Polish Literature. High Fantasy. Audiobook. Magic. Epic Fantasy |
Ayn Rand
Paperback | Pages: 1168 pages Rating: 3.69 | 342331 Users | 16712 Reviews
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This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world and did. Was he a destroyer or the greatest of liberators?Why did he have to fight his battle, not against his enemies, but against those who needed him most, and his hardest battle against the woman he loved? What is the world’s motor — and the motive power of every man? You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reason behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the characters in this story.
Tremendous in its scope, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human life — from the productive genius who becomes a worthless playboy — to the great steel industrialist who does not know that he is working for his own destruction — to the philosopher who becomes a pirate — to the composer who gives up his career on the night of his triumph — to the woman who runs a transcontinental railroad — to the lowest track worker in her Terminal tunnels.
You must be prepared, when you read this novel, to check every premise at the root of your convictions.
This is a mystery story, not about the murder — and rebirth — of man’s spirit. It is a philosophical revolution, told in the form of an action thriller of violent events, a ruthlessly brilliant plot structure and an irresistible suspense. Do you say this is impossible? Well, that is the first of your premises to check.
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| Original Title: | Atlas Shrugged |
| ISBN: | 0452011876 (ISBN13: 9780452011878) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Prometheus (mythology), Atlas, Dagny Taggart, John Galt, Hank Rearden, Francisco d'Anconia, James Taggart |
| Literary Awards: | Prometheus Hall of Fame Award (1983), National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1958) |
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Ratings: 3.69 From 342331 Users | 16712 ReviewsJudgment About Books Atlas Shrugged
I heard about Ayn Rand for years. Now I've finally read The Famous Book. 'Atlas Shrugged' is SO ridiculous on EVERY level. It's a poorly written shrill operatic infomercial written by an evangelical fool suffering from Jerusalem Syndrome with an idea she hopes will bring on the cleansing apocalypse. Why does America elevate these well-dressed haters of humanity? Can't people see the nihilism, the suicidal self-hatred underlying her ideas? I can't believe she has any fans. Those who adore thisI was visiting an old friend for the past few days, and she showed me this cover of Atlas Shrugged I made for her when we lived in Ukraine:[image error]It was a necessary repair, but it pretty much proves I should be a cover designer._____________________________________________Original review:I think Francisco DAconia is absolutely a dream boat. This books like blah blah blah engineering, blah blah blah John Galt, blah blah blah no altruistic act, blah bla- HE-llo, Francisco DAconia, you growl
If you're into stuff like this, you can read the full review.Utter Trex: "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn RandWell, I couldn't resist (re-reading this after I read so many enlightened reviews on GRs and elsewhere).The idea that people will work if they receive some benefit is true. The expectation that others should do the same is perfectly normal. I don't expect to be enslaved and neither do I expect others to be enslaved to me. Also, government from the beginning of time, had to ensure that
After working on this book for several months, I finally finished it and loved it. I've learned that I rate a book highly when it forces me to think and broadens my perspective. Rand definitely accomplishes this in Atlas Shrugged and earns five stars. I am amazed at the depth of her philosophy, her intelligence, and her ability to write and communicate her ideas through strong, entertaining fictional characters. In Atlas Shrugged, she shares her philosophy which she calls Objectivism, which in a
If you're into sprawling, barely coherent I-are-mighty anti-Communist rants then this is for you. I suppose in our moments of weakness, we can look to Ayn Rand's philosophy to bring out our inner-super-humans. Except that really it's just a polarized response to Marx and Lenin (whom I have found equally unpalatable).What's that? You want me to separate the aesthetic elements from the philosophy? Sure thing. This book reads like an instruction manual for drawing right angles.----See also:
Absolutely terrible.Imagine an analogous situation:A white supremacist writes a book in which all the white characters are great and all the black characters are awful. If you were to read that book and as a result buy into white supremacy; that would make you an utter utter fool.And yet, Rand writes a book where anyone who is a raging capitalist is a veritable super-hero and anyone who pauses for half a second to consider that maybe such a system is sub-optimal is a sniveling lunatic - and lo,
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