The Fountainhead

Oakliusmaximus · 10-14-2004, 01:44 PM

Has anyone else read this book? My brother has been trying to get me to read this for a couple of years now. I was a little skeptical because I had heard about some of Rand’s philosophies, namely “The virtue of selfishness”, but now that I’m almost finished with the book I’m pretty surprised how much I agree with her on a few issues, although she probably does go to some extremes.

Anyway, it’s a pretty good fictional book that deals a lot with politics, namely communism, which Rand was deeply against. I was just curious if anyone else had read this or had any comments.

jets5ever · 10-14-2004, 01:48 PM

I haven't, but my wife just finished Atlas Shrugged, which she said was good....I plan on reading that soon....

Oakliusmaximus · 10-14-2004, 01:54 PM

I've heard that Atlas Shrugged is great as well. I'd pick that one up next but the problem is that they are so long, I think I need a nice easy read before jumping into that one.

Enrique Pallazzo · 10-14-2004, 03:53 PM

[quote][i]Originally posted by jets5ever[/i]@Oct 14 2004, 01:48 PM
[b] I haven't, but my wife just finished Atlas Shrugged, which she said was good....I plan on reading that soon.... [/b][/quote]
Atlas Shrugged is a great book.

Big Al NYC · 10-14-2004, 05:40 PM

I read it a few months back. Great read.

Actually liked it a lot better than "Atlas Shrugged", which I thought got pretty painful to read at points.

Either way, solid books.

Oakliusmaximus · 10-14-2004, 06:31 PM

[quote][i]Originally posted by Big Al NYC[/i]@Oct 14 2004, 03:40 PM
[b] I read it a few months back. Great read.

Actually liked it a lot better than "Atlas Shrugged", which I thought got pretty painful to read at points.

Either way, solid books. [/b][/quote]
I've heard the Fountainhead was better. My brother has a few of her philosophy books I'm going to try to read eventually too.

10-15-2004, 06:58 PM

mm...Seen the film?

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10-14-2004, 01:44 PM	#1
Oakliusmaximus Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 453	Has anyone else read this book? My brother has been trying to get me to read this for a couple of years now. I was a little skeptical because I had heard about some of Rand’s philosophies, namely “The virtue of selfishness”, but now that I’m almost finished with the book I’m pretty surprised how much I agree with her on a few issues, although she probably does go to some extremes. Anyway, it’s a pretty good fictional book that deals a lot with politics, namely communism, which Rand was deeply against. I was just curious if anyone else had read this or had any comments.

10-14-2004, 01:48 PM	#2
jets5ever Hall Of Fame Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Boston Posts: 11,692	I haven't, but my wife just finished Atlas Shrugged, which she said was good....I plan on reading that soon....

10-14-2004, 01:54 PM	#3
Oakliusmaximus Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 453	I've heard that Atlas Shrugged is great as well. I'd pick that one up next but the problem is that they are so long, I think I need a nice easy read before jumping into that one.

10-14-2004, 03:53 PM	#4
Enrique Pallazzo All Pro Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,631	[quote][i]Originally posted by jets5ever[/i]@Oct 14 2004, 01:48 PM [b] I haven't, but my wife just finished Atlas Shrugged, which she said was good....I plan on reading that soon.... [/b][/quote] Atlas Shrugged is a great book.

10-14-2004, 05:40 PM	#5
Big Al NYC All Pro Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,281	I read it a few months back. Great read. Actually liked it a lot better than "Atlas Shrugged", which I thought got pretty painful to read at points. Either way, solid books.

10-14-2004, 06:31 PM	#6
Oakliusmaximus Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 453	[quote][i]Originally posted by Big Al NYC[/i]@Oct 14 2004, 03:40 PM [b] I read it a few months back. Great read. Actually liked it a lot better than "Atlas Shrugged", which I thought got pretty painful to read at points. Either way, solid books. [/b][/quote] I've heard the Fountainhead was better. My brother has a few of her philosophy books I'm going to try to read eventually too.

10-15-2004, 06:58 PM	#7
flushingjet Edit Status Guest Posts: n/a	mm...Seen the film? [url=http://imdb.com/title/tt0041386/#comment]http://imdb.com/title/tt0041386/#comment[/url]