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Re-reading Ayn Rand

ALRATIBA — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 01:46:25 GMT

It's been about 30 years since I last read anything by Ayn Rand.

After reading "The Last Librarian" by Brandt Legg, on an impulse, I downloaded Rand's "Anthem." There is a similar "theme" in both books.

I'm reading Anthem from a different point of view now.

Re: Re-reading Ayn Rand

rockygems123 — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 03:33:10 GMT

@ALRATIBA wrote:
It's been about 30 years since I last read anything by Ayn Rand.

After reading "The Last Librarian" by Brandt Legg, on an impulse, I downloaded Rand's "Anthem." There is a similar "theme" in both books.

I'm reading Anthem from a different point of view now.

@ALRATIBA

That is inspiring. Read Atlas Shrugged & Fountainhead years ago, may consider reading those now. Would be interesting to see the difference of interpretation from then to now.

Only classic I've reread periodically is Madame Bovary would love to read that again.

Re: Re-reading Ayn Rand

mspatmac — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 03:40:24 GMT

@ALRATIBA I finished Atlas Shrugged two weeks ago for the third time and discover something new each time. I also listened to it on audio books when I was doing a lot of business travel.

I haven't read Anthem in years but it's on my iPad so going to read it again. Thanks for jogging my memory.

Re: Re-reading Ayn Rand

Sooner — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 03:55:21 GMT

It was bad enough the first time for me. . . I had to read a couple for college.

Re: Re-reading Ayn Rand

KathyM23 — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 07:48:17 GMT

I loved Atlas Shrugged and Fountainhead when I read them many years ago. Think I was in my late 20's. I have thought about Atlas Shrugged many times. I think now would be a great time to re-read it Will do that soon when my mood improves.

Re: Re-reading Ayn Rand

insomniac2 — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 09:01:56 GMT

I read Atlas Shrugged back in the 70s. I loved it. I felt it was so relevant then: deterioration.

Re: Re-reading Ayn Rand

kaydee50 — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 13:55:54 GMT

I think it's a great idea to re-read classics years after first reading them. Will get The Fountainhead from the library. Loved my first reading of it.

Re: Re-reading Ayn Rand

GoneButNotForgotten — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 18:36:11 GMT

@rockygems123 wrote:
@ALRATIBA wrote:
It's been about 30 years since I last read anything by Ayn Rand.

After reading "The Last Librarian" by Brandt Legg, on an impulse, I downloaded Rand's "Anthem." There is a similar "theme" in both books.

I'm reading Anthem from a different point of view now.

@ALRATIBA

That is inspiring. Read Atlas Shrugged & Fountainhead years ago, may consider reading those now. Would be interesting to see the difference of interpretation from then to now.

Do you mean you actually were able to get through "Atlas Shrugged"? I've tried for years but after a while it's just too much.

Did you ever see the movie that was made of The Fountainhead years ago, with Patricia Neal and Gary Cooper? The movie may seem stiff and stilted but that's exactly the way it was written. Pretty dated by today's standards.

Re: Re-reading Ayn Rand

mildoo — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:09:31 GMT

The Fountainhead is my favorite book of all time. First read it when I was a sophmore in high school and then in my thirties, I believe and now I am in my seventies and read it for the third time about 2 years ago. Never agreed with Ayn Rand's politics but the book is great. But, I was never able to get through Atlas Shrugged.