finishing a bad book. thanks ayn rand
 

Fountainhead.

Tbh it wasnt horrible. Well written and the storyline was engaging enough, it was just the philosophy presented. Objectivism. Not even once.

I have atlas shrugged sitting next to me now. Has anyone read either of these books? Someone has to have.

I found both meh, couldn't get thru either as far as ideals and just actual writing tbh. Only a lil of each. Ive read faulkner and joyce but found her shit too hard to get thru. Only person I know with an English degree who isn't retarded thinks she's a terrible writer

^^^ NICE PERCEPTION

And those books are great.. The complexity in the adversaries is what drives some away at times.

Now, forget about that shit and pick up something by Haruki Murakami. Kafka on the Shore if you haven't read it.

dunno bout that one but atlas shrugged was pure garbage can't believe I read that

I think most good writers are that way

What bugged me the most concerning her philosophy was the focus on an individual success despite true happiness being a feeling of acceptance. Its like opting for constant ego stroking alone in your room instead of associating with others and sharing the love na' mean?

As i said though, the writing itself was pretty good. Very nice characterization... you havr yo get past the first 200 pages though, but after that its good

Tbh 90% of the people I know who like her shit are like 15-35 who identify with the 'suppressed genius' bullshit without realizing by rands standards they'd be parasites lol

I stopped reading at the justified rape and terrorism in either one btw

Maybe she becomes an okay writer after those parts

Murakami nice call @Objective

Yo kafkas short stories are dope reads

If i can download it right now, ill read it forsure.

I got the physical copy of it. You wont regret reading that book.

Fuck lol thought you said Kafka

Wanted to share my experience reading that shit at 14

I'm gonna go back to being too pissed at this phillies game to board properly

Alright @Objective I got it. I will use this to distract myself from reading pride and prejudice

books are for little prissy queers and lanky nerds

See I enjoyed characters like Toohey. As I said, the elements of the writing itself were great, the ideology it presented wasn't... at least not for me

True...

It's hard to remember but I'm pretty sure what drove me away was sentence structure. Repetitive as fuck if I recall. Was almost like the same sentence was coming up over and over again. Story was aite, not enough to keep me going though

I typically stick to classics, pallahnuik or Atwood.. I'm rarely dissatisfied.... I do venture out but only by recommendations from ppl I respect on topics I enjoy


some kafka is Iight. I prefer sarte tbh.. I like the outlook more.

Recommendation?

Pallahnuik - survivor
attwood - oryx n crake

Thank u kindly

Read Atlas Shrugged, Fountainhead and Anthem. Didn't care much for any of them to be honest. Atlas Shrugged could have been the best of the three if it wasn't 200 pages longer than it should have been. Anthem and Fountainhead were more enjoyable to me, all three are just preachy for objectivism tbh. Worth skipping, so much more good shit out there.

As a writer, Rand isn't terribly respectable. She's a philosopher who writes, definitely lacking in artistic merit. I'm pissed at the wasted time I spent on those books, but I did take away something valuable from them: now of I don't like a book 50-80 pages in, I drop it. Before I'd finish just to finish.

Read anthem as well as fountainhead. My teacher turned me onto ayn rand and insists i do the essay contest, id be lying though by writing anything thatd allow me to win. I think ill skip atlas shrugged for now.

palanhiuk - choke, survivor

or fight club if you havent read it yet.

never read anything by ayn rand but the name is familiar.. what's her genre?

you know what nvm ill just look her up

EDIT


thanks oats. i think ill pass

Fountainhead was ok. I might do that there essay contest if I read it again

why would i waste time reading those enormous paperweights

The answer is within you.

Search deep young padawan

indeed.

I shall begin the search. Perhaps one day I shall understand the desire to read those ginormous dumps that Ayn Rand calls "books"

Oh no, you don't have to read theses fucking books

Fuck these books

fig and obj need to form a tag team or something

Why do u say this? U never answered in that one thread

similar names and dimeanor. I think you'd both compliment each other nicely

Well maybe one day our paths will cross, and we cam get the sub par split and sharp experience