A review by aladdin_sane
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

4.0

This is not a book for everyone. Atlas Shrugged is a posthistorical fiction that is very pro capitalism and indiviudalism, and anti socialism. It takes no break from forcing that upon you. At times it feels way too preachy of the subject, so much that it totally hinders any progress in the story. Closing in at the end of the book there was for example a speech that stretched out for 50 pages, bringing up many matters that already been adressed multiple times earlier in the book. The book could easily drop a 100 pages without any real loss. Despite this, Atlas Shrugged contains a very thrilling story. The dialogue was superb at times, especially the ones that contained Francisco D'Anconia. I also learned some hard truth from the book; That you need to do your best, otherwise you're not allowed to complain. The human mind is capable of some great things, but only if you allow it to. But still, not everyone will enjoy this one. You need to be open (or perhaps biased) to the ideas of liberalism, otherwise this book will feel like a fiction with a cold heart.