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saging for Ayn Rand

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>>2210499
You should give it a try, alot of people say it's boring but people will say that about any book over 400 pages

http://www.thenation.com/article/garbage-and-gravitas

Ayn Rand is against the rules.

>>2210506
It's not only boring, it's badly written, hamfisted and poorly thought out.

also, reported.

why do ayn rand novels always have to have that fucking gay ass cover art? the fact that her shit has that kind of heavy branding should make it clear that it's shit.

Ralph Nader wrote this in door-stopper length just to poke fun at AS.
I can't speak to its being any good, but its probably out there for a free read. If anyone's interested.

OP, you sound like a conservative Democrat (Or just moderate democrat) That's like 80% of Democrats in office now. Common enough. I hope to look back when I'm in my 90s and see these types as the new right-wing

>>2210522
It's art deco, and probably the best part of the book.

>there are so many more messages portrayed in her works that contradict many right wing values.

And what are those, exactly?

>>2210542
>dat feel when I use madcharlie.jpeg on /lit/ and someone else starts to use it so I cannot post it on /lit/ anymore to accompany my own angry corrections

>>2210542
that's the point fag

>>2210564
>>2210565
You make no sense.

I am apolitical and I enjoyed parts of The Fountainhead. I tried to read Atlas Shrugged, but it was too boring -- I read the first chapter three times before giving up. Rand's 'individualistic' themes are interesting for a while, but I think she takes them too far.

Given that you consider yourself a "moderate democrat" I don't find it altogether surprising that you enjoy Ayn Rand, as these are both things that a moron would do.

her books are poorely written, her philosophy is full of holes, and she didn't even stick to it herself (hipocrisy much)
The only good thing about Rand is her atheism

OP deep down you know that your democrat ideals are retarded and you know that capitalism is the only way.....this is why you read Ayn Rand and enjoy it.
One day you'll shed your childish socialism and join us in the winners club

an author can be morally wrong, but he can still be right in what he saw.
kinda like a racist poet.
that said i hate rand and the armies of annoying geek followers.

ayn rand is like some kind of shitty walmart version of nietzsche for bible thumpers.

>>2210942
if you read and enjoy ayn rand you're no winner, that's for sure.

>>2210976
Except she has none of the learning or insights or complex excellence and subtle brilliance of Nietzsche or indeed anything of his.
So that's she's just a shitty walmart of a retard version for bible thumpers.

is it possible to look at these statistics and not feel a little racist?

>Is it weird to enjoy the works of Ayn Rand?

Yes

>>2211000

this

and nice dub dub trips