Unfortunately, as I got farther along, I concluded that this book (supposedly Rand’s best) is nothing but a hopeless pile sludge. The book’s first one tenth wasn’t too bad at least Rand seemed to begin a coherent, linear plot, and her prose, while undistinguished, was straightforward and understandable. How Bad Can Bad Writing Be (quote: Sunset Blvd) I will not read her 'Atlas Shrugged' as I think it would bring me to suicide. I watched a documentary about the author and was reminded of the 'fame' regarding this book. Sadly the most frustrating was the constant parade of conflicting dialog from her characters, the multi analogies given to useless points and the most insane of all was the continious use of a kind of bait and switch gadget in her writing style. 300 pages would have got the point across. The book is 700 pages long and there was no need for it. I think she lacked any understanding of psychology and that leaves a lot to be desired in the motivations and actions of her characters. First I must say that I did not live in the 1930's when this book was written and my understanding of life at that time is not extensive, that said, I find her characters to be quite unrealistic. I am very confused about all the hype surrounding this novel. She has a subtle and ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly.This is the only novel of ideas written by an American woman that I can recall.I have found this book to be one of the most frustrating books I have ever read.

As fresh today as it was then, Rand's provocative novel presents one of the most challenging ideas in all of fiction-that man's ego is the fountainhead of human progress. This modern classic is the story of intransigent young architect Howard Roark, whose integrity was as unyielding as granite.of Dominique Francon, the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately, but married his worst enemy.and of the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged society against a great creator.

The revolutionary literary vision that sowed the seeds of Objectivism, Ayn Rand's groundbreaking philosophy, and brought her immediate worldwide acclaim. Ayn Rand The Fountainhead (Centennial Edition HC)īook Condition: New Publisher: Plume, April 2005.

The fountainhead centennial edition