A review by bstephens
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

1.0

The popularity of this book is one of the top 10 things that leads me to ask myself if I was born on the wrong planet. You know you have a challenge ahead of you when the author states in the forward that she is the first genius to combine great art with great philosophy. This book is neither. The writing never rises to the level of a poor romance novel. The characters give cardboard a bad name. The plot lines - how about capitalists who are too concerned about the fate of people in Mexico for a believable source of dramatic tension? - are a joke and an embarrassment. How DID this get published? As for the "philosophy", I think Christopher Hitchens said it best - "No one needs to be reminded how to be selfish." A bodice ripper for libertarians.