Her character development for both 'good' and 'bad' sides ultimately fails because the characters have no inner conflict - except for Dagny - I still think that Dagny is one of the best characters of mid century literature.

And if you really read Galt's 80 page speech near the end of the book - congrats - you are made of stern stuff....

jyl :)

I want one of those things.
I'm getting kind of bored scratching my nuts the old fashioned way.

Alot of things are free, some are as cheap as 50 cents. This was the most expensive one I've ever bought at $18. Seems like most of the newer releases are $7-8.

This probably sounds a bit odd, but I think it's better for the environment to buy the book this way. I don't go to a store and pick one out (saves fuel/pollution) and the version that I am reading obviously required much less raw materials and transportation than a paper version.

For this book, it came with a preface that I really hated. In fact, I stopped reading the preface and just skipped ahead to the book itself. I noticed that there was a Cliffs Notes version available as well. Based on the suggestions here and in other threads for this author, I think I'll read Fountainhead next.

Or maybe I'll just pick up a cheap historical romance. Nothing like seduction and torn bodices to get the girl hormones going! :)


angela