Atlas Shrugged

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The story of a man who said he would stop the motor of the world--and did. This novel is the setting for the author's philosophy of objectivism.

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Atlas Shrugged submitted by jnfaro on July 12, 2011, 7:23pm Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand is a Genre defying masterpiece. It incorporates elements of Science fiction, political thrillers, dystopian fiction, and most unusually, bodice ripper style romance. Despite including elements from so many genres, the book never feels schizophrenic or thinly spread. The story starts in the style of dystopian science fiction, but by 40 or so pages in, the book is a full blown political thriller about a struggling railroad company, Soon after, the book deeply explores the romance of two of it's main characters. These transitions are extremely smooth, to the point that i could not identify any areas where the story had major changes in tone. One thing to note about this novel is that it does double duty as both a work of fiction, and a endorsement of rand's unique philosophy, objectivism. Despite this, the message of the book never gets in the way of it's story, and vice versa. This is a skill lacked by many other great works of fiction. All in all, I could not recommend Atlas shrugged by Ayn Rand any more. whether you read it for it's story, it's message, or simply for its uniquness of style and pacing, just read Atlas Shrugged. I can Guarantee you won't regret it.

Shrug It Off submitted by Fevvers - STAR473 on August 24, 2016, 12:46am Atlas Shrugged has scraps of a good plot buried under a huge pile of problems; much of it is either too overwrought or too thin. The hints at intrigue are interesting, but the characters are unsympathetic or unrelatable or one-note - or all of the above. This was one dense novel that I did not enjoy, and I like a lot of heavy (figuratively and literally) books.

Not worth the time submitted by audreyhalversen on July 13, 2022, 12:20pm I read this as a naive teenager and loved it; as an adult, I maintain that the book is technically well-written and impressive. That said, the ideology underpinning this book is hugely problematic and frankly ridiculous.