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Vanyo666
is 49% done
The premises are preposterous, the narration is stiff and full of characters who will launch on endless discourse for tens of pages about ideas that are clearly the author's. Rand's portrayal of any idea linked to actual progressism or "the common good" are inevitably evil, and knowingly so. The poor capitalists who cannot help producing riches are defenseless victims. Yum. Still I keep going because it's kinda fun.
— Apr 12, 2023 11:48AM
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Vanyo666
is 28% done
This reads like a bad romance novel with some strange accoutrements.
Every character spouting socialist ideas is clearly talking trash and nonsense, out of spite and envy and hate. Notions like the common interest or the greater good are routinely shown to be excuses for narrow-minded creeps. Every hero is a hardworking, noble capitalist who is of course interested in profit but also in doing things for doing's sake
— Apr 03, 2023 08:13AM
Every character spouting socialist ideas is clearly talking trash and nonsense, out of spite and envy and hate. Notions like the common interest or the greater good are routinely shown to be excuses for narrow-minded creeps. Every hero is a hardworking, noble capitalist who is of course interested in profit but also in doing things for doing's sake
Vanyo666
is 5% done
I came to this book to see what all the controversy was about. This is the kind of book which 65 years after publication elicits 5-star or 1-star reviews with nothing in between. And barely 5% into it, I am inclined to follow those who think it is a worthless read.
— Mar 22, 2023 12:55PM
