I liked reading Rand much as I liked reading Tolkien. Now if I try to read either, the fantasy just doesn't work anymore.

Oh and even back then Atlas Shrugged was too damn preachy.

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slyall a day ago | parent | next [-]

“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged.

One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs." - John Rogers

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adastra22 a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Hey them be fighting words… about Tolkien, not Rand.

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lolc 14 hours ago | parent [-]

We live in a world where surveillance tech is named after Tolkien fantasies. Fight them, not my words.

	▲	adastra22 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		What does that have to do with the quality of Tolkien's fiction?

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throwaway422432 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

I would also put it in the category of too long. Bit of a commitment to pick it up and read cover to cover.