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2007-02-10 12:06
From: Jeremy
(Provo)
a review of The Fountainhead
 
Ayn Rand has deeply affected a huge number of people with her philosophy of Objectivism. Although it is difficult to define, her hero, Howard Roark, embodies the philosophy.
While I have serious disagreements with Rand's philosophy (basically, it is that ego and indifference are the key to success and progress, and are the ultimate expression of self), my main beef with the book is its literary merit. Rather than exploring ideas through characters, Rand creates her characters in order to express her idea. Although this seems perhaps nothing more than a difference in semantics, there is a vital difference. Good authors journey with the reader and the characters, all headed toward (self)discovery. Rand is using her characters, and her readers, as a tool toward promoting her philosophy. This may make for interesting philosophy, but it makes for bad literature.
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By Ayn Rand / Leonard Peikoff
Signet
ISBN: 0451191153
Release Date: 1996-09-01
Paperback
List Price: USD 8.99
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