The Fountainhead
One of the 20th century's most challenging novels of ideas, The Fountainhead champions the cause of individualism through the story of a gifted young architect who defies the tyranny of conventional public opinion. The struggle for personal integrity in a world that values conformity above creativity is powerfully illustrated through three characters. Dramatic, poetic, and demanding, The Fountainhead remains one of the towering books on the contemporary intellectual scene.
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A fascinating and gripping story of 4 men and one woman who all represent different aspects of the philosophy of Ayn Rand (Objectivism). A truly thought provoking piece on the benefits of individualism compared to collectivism. The true value of being selfish compared to self-LESS as in a lack of true self. I would recommend this book to every person on earth.
It's quite uncommon that one would come across a book so magnificent, like a lotus in full blossom or the big blue moon. The book portrays passion and art at its purest and its struggle to exist for its self and nothing else. Ayn throws at characters so loathsome and disgusting that it is inevitable for any reasonable reader to hate everyone, every single on of them and their disgusting crude stoic selfish motives and actions. Each struggling against their own self-inflicted wounds and each destined for the abyss.
Ayn might have believed in that reality, the reality of the loathsome selfish enigma that she portrays in her books. But I cannot get myself to subscribe to such a dark life as reality. No matter whether we are in agreement or not on the unshaded world of characters of Ayn Rand, her talent is unscrupulous and unabashed in its manifestations.
Unarguably a classic, that stokes and provokes thought, often turbulent emotional ones. To sum it all up A great book (period).
Ayn might have believed in that reality, the reality of the loathsome selfish enigma that she portrays in her books. But I cannot get myself to subscribe to such a dark life as reality. No matter whether we are in agreement or not on the unshaded world of characters of Ayn Rand, her talent is unscrupulous and unabashed in its manifestations.
Unarguably a classic, that stokes and provokes thought, often turbulent emotional ones. To sum it all up A great book (period).
Gave Ayn Rand another try after a few years' distance from Atlas Shrugged. I felt pretty preached-at almost immediately, but eventually the plot sucked me in and I was hooked. See my review for Atlas Shrugged regarding the philosophy of it. Same kind of enjoyment during the read itself. Shy 1 star of "amazing" because I felt like I had heard it all before...
It starts out strong with high ideas and beautiful language but then strays towards ridiculous. I made it 1/2 way through before I finally gave up at the part where the girl marries another because she can't stand to see how mean the world treats her lover.
First book I ever read properly, got me into a habbit of reading, may be a little slow at the start, but you will definitely enjoy it.
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