“Absolutely wretched. I would give it zero stars if I could. An abhorrent moral wrapped in a poorly told story. The entire novel is based on the myth of the American Meritocracy, which is patently false--the rich are not necessary our smartest and best citizens, and neither are the poor money-sucking leeches. Do yourself a favour, and skip it.”
Liz Q wrote this review 14 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Though not very convinced about there being no need of support to be extended from stronger for weaker, following extract from book,a
comment on need for approval(perhaps the globe one has to carry), is the essence of the book i carry with me :
"Do you suppose I should try to get D’s for a change and become the most popular girl in school?” Francisco stopped, looked at Dagny and slapped her.".
Also the comments in the book on sacrifice clarifies how usually our "non forced" choices for action are hidden under its nomenclature falsely, as every choice we make is about which is more important value to us than another.”
“long but gr8 book must read. masterpiece from Ayn Rand”
Rogerx wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Great Book for leadership and community development.”
Mr. Collegiate African American Pageant wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Yes, you too can be an asshole for a month if you read this. Trust me, there is nothing that will make you want to tell everyone how wrong they are. Then you will regain your senses and read something like Siddhartha and feel better.”
Michelle wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Hank Rearden is one of my favorite male characters ever written. As strange as it may sound to some people this is the kind of book that makes me want to be a better person. It cannot be otherwise when it is filled with lines like "all work is creative work if done with a fully thinking mind."”
Angie R wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“More relevant every day. ”
Maureen K wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“favorite”
manu l wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Liked it and other works by Ann Rand”
Auntie Bobby wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No