Welcome to Litsy!

What a visionary and captivating dystopian world the author imagined, with so many and clearly portrayed characters. It felt like reading a very long manifesto and ode to the author's philosophical views and values of character she wanted to see in a man.
I'm glad I read "The Fountainhead" first, which is an overture to this one according to the author.

"Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them."

Oh my! I've started reading this chunkster. 1,168 pages printed in the tinniest font of all; probably the equivalent of 2,000 pages in normal size font.
Thankfully the novel is gripping!

#Wondrouswednesday Thanks for tag @Eggs @TheSpineView ! I was out of town Wednesday so a day late.

1) I ❤️ history so it‘s hard to go wrong with most any time period
2) Starter Villain ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
3) Tagged, 7th longest book in English according to:
https://www.tckpublishing.com/longest-books/

One of my faves! A classic!

How can one add to the myriad reviews of the Rand classic? I don't think I can. This book took me 3 months to read. I don't regret one moment. I would not have 100% agreement with her philosophy of man. Her presentation of the necessity of free market capitalism is spot on. If I were to use one word for this book in light of today's world: prophetic. Read this.

I'm about 1/4 into this #chunkster. There is a meme/saying going around: "Make Orwell fiction again." I think the same can be said of Rand. Everything I'm seeing in this book has its reality in our current world to some degree. Scary.

I'm wondering if I should start this behemoth. My current reading time guess would be near 6-8 weeks. Who has read it? What did you think?

TIL … there are a bunch of Litsy folks unironically reading and loving this book and its philosophy.

I guess someone has to boot-lick the boy-billionaires

My reading buddy. 🐶

The perfect book at the perfect time. This is going to be one of my favorites.

#chunksterchallenge2022

Here we go! My Q4 #chunksterchallenge2022 pick! Buddy reading with @Kelly326

@Amiable

Ayn Rand is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. I am currently reading not 1 but 3 of her novels. I couldn't get through Anthem however. She's definitely what I consider an acquired taste. What's your favorite Ayn Rand book? I want to read her nonfiction at some point.

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs Thank you for the tag!

1. The tagged book and The Fountainhead by the same author has been on my shelves for at least 15 years.
2. I always think I'm going to read them, but I put them off because I worry I'll be bored by them.
3. Currently reading The Shanghai Girls by Lisa See and Gwendy's Magic Feather by Richard Chizmar.

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Where to begin?
"My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness, as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute." - Ayn Rand

What if the titans of industry left? Rand uses a theoretical #economic #dystopia America to present her what-if.
Regardless if you agree with her, she opens your mind. #worthit #JohnGalt #Objectivism

Last chapter!
#JohnGalt

"To fear to face an issue is to believe that the worst is true."

This chapter sums up Rand's core philosophical beliefs. You'll have to read about 931 pages to get there.
#JohnGalt #philosophy

#JohnGalt #thinking

Part Three
#JohnGalt

We now have a mid-air chase! What an exciting turn of events.
#JohnGalt

Another clue in the search for #JohnGalt turns up during a conversation with a homeless man. Is this the origin of the phrase?? 🤔

#JohnGalt

Ah, we finally get to meet Ragnar!
#JohnGalt #plottwist

#SpoilerAlert
"#JohnGalt is Prometheus who changed his mind. After centuries of being torn by vultures in payment for having brought to men the fire of the gods, he broke his chains - and he withdrew his fire - until the day when men withdrew their vultures."
#Greek #greekmyth

Part 2, chapter 3 we come across the inspiration for the title of the book.
#JohnGalt

#Government #JohnGalt

#JohnGalt

One down, two to go.
#JohnGalt #smallsteps

#JohnGalt

Scary 😳
#JohnGalt

"Thought...is a weapon one uses in order to act.... Thought is the tool by which one makes a choice.... Thought sets one's purpose and the way to reach it."
#JohnGalt

These #3Books have been on my shelves for far too many years. I really want to read them all, so I'm not sure why I always put them off.

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

#JohnGalt SHOTS FIRED! Dagny is NOT messing around.

#PlotTwist 😳 #JohnGalt

#JohnGalt

#JohnGalt

A deep, thought provoking paragraph. #JohnGalt

Anyone else want to read this book?? The Vulture is Molting.
#JohnGalt

#JohnGalt

Mother problems
#JohnGalt

I wonder how many times this question is uttered in this book?
#JohnGalt

It's high time I delv into this classic.

There is no such thing as a lousy job - only lousy men who don‘t care to do it.

Let me give you a tip on a clue to men's characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.

Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them.

I don't have much time for reading lately, but I really really want to finish Atlas Shrugged in July. It's just so long! 😭🤞🏻