Ayn Rand

Finmandos12 · 02-10-2003, 10:29 PM

Anyone read any of her books? I'm reading "Atlas Shrugged", and its great.

Hasty Ent · 02-11-2003, 01:04 AM

Not a fan, I'm afraid...
Read The Anthem many many years ago and thought it a good idea gone bad.

Smaug · 02-15-2003, 02:46 PM

I've read many of her books. It's been a long time since I've read Atlas Shrugged cover-to-cover, but from time to time I pick it up and re-read some of my favorite chapters.

A few years after she died, some of her early unpublished work was published in The Early Ayn Rand.

Spock · 02-17-2003, 02:15 PM

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Originally posted by Finmandos12
Anyone read any of her books? I'm reading "Atlas Shrugged", and its great.

I AGREE 200%, and just finished the same book which I hadn't read since college. It's remarkable how it could be a foreshadow of what may come if the government keeps regulating us to death.
Ideas don't die.

Starr Polish · 02-17-2003, 11:40 PM

I read "Anthem" this summer, when I went on a 'classics' reading spree (also on my list was "A Clockwork Orange". Horrid stuff...::shudder:: ). It was okay, but I've seen the idea done in a similar way before, in more modern literature. I could read "The Fountain Head" for an essay contest, but I don't know if I'm going to.

Spock · 02-19-2003, 10:13 AM

"The Fountainhead" is a bit depressing compared to "Atlas Shrugged". That and it's length should be considered if you're thinking of using it for an essay.
I'd be interested in learning your decision and if you do decide to read it, drop a note.

Starr Polish · 02-20-2003, 05:49 PM

It's for a scholarship, and if you're in eleventh or twelfth grade you have to read The Fountainhead and do one of their essay questions to enter. I'm still thinking about it. I have another year.

***IronParrot*** · 02-26-2003, 01:40 AM

I've actually never read any of her fiction, though I intend to at some point. Many years ago I picked up some essays by her and her followers, and I've got a decent idea of her philosophical slant. I'm not sure if I really wrapped my head around it at that time, though... I was only thirteen or so

02-10-2003, 10:29 PM	#1
Finmandos12 Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tampa Posts: 327	Ayn Rand Anyone read any of her books? I'm reading "Atlas Shrugged", and its great. __________________ The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

02-11-2003, 01:04 AM	#2
Hasty Ent Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 516	Not a fan, I'm afraid... Read The Anthem many many years ago and thought it a good idea gone bad. __________________ Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

02-17-2003, 11:40 PM	#5
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	I read "Anthem" this summer, when I went on a 'classics' reading spree (also on my list was "A Clockwork Orange". Horrid stuff...::shudder:: ). It was okay, but I've seen the idea done in a similar way before, in more modern literature. I could read "The Fountain Head" for an essay contest, but I don't know if I'm going to. __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

02-19-2003, 10:13 AM	#6
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	"The Fountainhead" is a bit depressing compared to "Atlas Shrugged". That and it's length should be considered if you're thinking of using it for an essay. I'd be interested in learning your decision and if you do decide to read it, drop a note. __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

02-20-2003, 05:49 PM	#7
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	It's for a scholarship, and if you're in eleventh or twelfth grade you have to read The Fountainhead and do one of their essay questions to enter. I'm still thinking about it. I have another year. __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

02-15-2003, 02:46 PM	#3
Smaug Enting Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New England Posts: 70	I've read many of her books. It's been a long time since I've read Atlas Shrugged cover-to-cover, but from time to time I pick it up and re-read some of my favorite chapters. A few years after she died, some of her early unpublished work was published in The Early Ayn Rand.

02-26-2003, 01:40 AM	#8
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	I've actually never read any of her fiction, though I intend to at some point. Many years ago I picked up some essays by her and her followers, and I've got a decent idea of her philosophical slant. I'm not sure if I really wrapped my head around it at that time, though... I was only thirteen or so __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

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