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is this a good book?

>> No.4850654

>>4850640

Reported

>> No.4850666
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>> No.4850683

its the greatest novel of the 20th century

>> No.4850688

Egoism is the best you should think only of self-service but stealing from the rich is wrong wrong wrong

>> No.4850735

>>4850666
What's that guy talking about? I'm not even a leftist and of all of the people I've talked to who've read and liked Atlas Shrugged, not a single one was what anyone would consider intelligent. They were driven, though, and self-absorbed and arrogant and, most of all, simplistic and naive. It should also come as no surprise that the parents of these people were invariably Republicans. Coincidence? Probably not.

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>>4850666

>> No.4850863

even if you dont like it you cant say it isnt an interesting philosophy

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>>4850742
I'm fucking dying over here

>> No.4850910

>>4850742
holy shit that picture

idk if it's cause it's 3am but i'm dying

>> No.4850923

>>4850742
im dying

>> No.4850926

Its a hypothetical situation where the USA turns communist in a few years. If your a welfare bum or deprive your income from taxpayers you will hate this.

>> No.4850927

>>4850742
thirded on the dying

>> No.4850931

To any new person interested in the book.... I'm 200 pages from finishing it and the first quarter of it was tough to get through. Like The Fountainhead, it can be very inspirational, pushing you to perhaps work harder or be more determined. You can't deny Rand's philosophy has some validity, as most things do, but life isn't ideal and one must compromise, and in that respect many things in book will seem overly idealistic and will break your immersion or enjoyment of the book, just keep in mind that it's fiction and be aware that Rand writes in hyperbole to convey her point of view.

>> No.4850964

>>4850640

I think it's a great novel. Most people here seem to hate it cause they don't agree with its philosophy. But if I only read philosophy and politics and religion that I agreed with, I'd have very little to read.

>> No.4850967

>>4850931
All politics and philosophy is idealistic though. It's how democracy works. A whole bunch of idealistic people argue with each other until a compromise is reached or the most convincing argument wins out. If your politics aren't idealistic, you're doing it wrong.