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For all of its critique, Atlas Shrugged surprisingly seems to predict where our government is headed.

• lettergram 13y ago
  I've posted something twice citing that book and it always gets down voted, on the other hand when I state some of the ideology of the book it gets up voted (strange). Just thought i'd share. Also, I agree it's where the government is heading. People need to learn that life is what they make it, not what is handed to them.
  • drcode 13y ago
    It's overall a lousy book that happened to get some obvious things right. The fact that people in her time disagreed with these obvious things does not mean Ayn Rand was particularly prescient, it just means lots of people believe obviously wrong things.
    • lettergram 13y ago
      Personally I agree, although I have had many friends who enjoyed the books romantic style, they also like Jane Eyre, Wuthering heights, Frankenstein, etc. Its just a style that I (and most) do not find enjoyable I guess. I do however enjoy her non-fiction. Her arguments are much more concise (12 page explain her entirely philosophy as opposed to 1025 or w.e Atlas Shrugged was).