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Liked It4 of 4 members found this review helpful “I think what always stood out me was that this book was written in 1937. It made me think - that this was a woman ahead of her time. Reading it as a young girl, a teenager I remember how nearly poetic I thought she had written it. How the desire and drive for individuality and freedom parallelled...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Just started, but so far I love this line:
Katy K wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
"The motive of a man's work must be the need of others, not his own need, desire or gain"”
“This book is shorter than Atlas Shrugged, which I also read, but no less didactic. It's Ayn Rand. That should tell you everything you need to know.”
Lydia J wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Laura recommended this to me as a first Ayn Rand selection. I've tried to read Atlas Shrugged several times, but couldn't get through it. I really enjoyed this short tale of extreme censorship and government control. Maybe now I'll make it through a larger novel by Rand!”
sharon c wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Life-changing.”
Eric B wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is an interesting book. I guess I didn't like it as much as other books I've read, particularly after just reading the Red and the Black. ”
Liz W wrote this review 13 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Interesting premise. Dry reading, though.”
Michelle H wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A wonderful, yet scary, novel about our future. Say "I"!”
Tyler K wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“OH HI HERE ARE MY MESSED UP POLITICAL VIEWS, AND LET ME TRY TO CRAFT A STORY AROUND IT”
Peter S wrote this review Wednesday, November 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 65535 members found this review helpful“Seems overly simplistic though it is a thought-provoking allegory...”
Jesse wrote this review Tuesday, December 11 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
