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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!

The grandiosity and impact of this narrative is stunning. Charles Dickens vibes.

Don‘t let the stigma of this book scare you—live some and take it on. The deep research and planning that plainly went into it has to be admired. I guess she spent like a year working in an architect‘s office. This novel brings you somewhere else completely. It‘s hypnotic, a movement, a signal from beyond. Like watching a movie and reading a book at the same time.

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Second read and I have been reminded why I love this book so much. For someone who has lived in a communist regime, I resonate a lot with this book. In only a few pages, it encompasses the reality of collectivism and the wrong that there is in forbidding individual intellect and success. The lack of the self is the lack of freedom, and there is beauty on differences, whether it is physical, of thought, or achievement.

#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/

There are relationships in the story, but I‘m not sure how they happen given how selfish everyone is. I listened to the (lllllooooonnnnngggg) audio, and tuned much of it out, as it was boring. Boring boring boring. Maybe a good thing I tuned it out because there didn‘t appear to be a single likable character, as far as I could tell, from the bits and pieces I did pay attention to. Cont in comments...

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.