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Interesting. I read The Fountainhead and, while I found the idealogy reprehensible and the moralism patronizing, I was very entertained -- cartoonish characters
by foobarbecue 2y ago
Interesting. I read The Fountainhead and, while I found the idealogy reprehensible and the moralism patronizing, I was very entertained -- cartoonish characters, plenty of action. I haven't tried Atlas Shrugged; thanks for giving me another reason not to waste time on it.
- matwood 2y agoI found The Fountainhead to be a better book. Atlas Shrugged became tedious to the point of skipping pages at the end.
- kstrauser 2y agoI grudge-read through that ending slog just to see if there was some grand payoff for perseverance. There isn't. You were wish to skip it.
- alganet 2y agoAs I mentioned, I haven't finished it, so don't take my comment as a review. It's just a soft opinion. Your comment reminds me of the Bible (cartoonish characters, plenty of action, etc). Took me some 35 years to learn to appreciate it. However, what made me like it has nothing to do with popular notions of the book (I'm compelled by the history behind its several edits and compilations). Maybe someday I'll like Atlas Shrugged too. I don't know, maybe there's something else there, but I find it unlikely, given that it lacks this more profound historical background. It tries to fake it, and in some sense it wants to be it (some historical allegory people book thingy).
- trog 2y agoHeh I read Atlas Shrugged and had the exact same response as you reading Fountainhead. I recall quite enjoying the writing style, but just found the whole thing silly and the idea that anyone could come out of reading it thinking they'd just stumbled across a great life philosophy funny and depressing.