Saturday, November 8, 2008

Books

No real book review here, but I did recently finish (on CD) Atlas Shrugged. Very good.

I was a wee mite hesitant to listen to it, having tried unsuccessfully to slog my way through The Fountainhead, but it was a gem. I don't agree with the full philosophy behind Atlas Shrugged, but then I don't agree fully with anything. But it is an eye-opener and well worth your time, especially given the crypto-socialist mayhem we are likely in for in the next two years.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I've actually contemplated reading this, with all the talk of people threatening to 'go John Galt,' but I'm not sure I could make it through 1000 pages. (I'm currently in the middle of The Pickwick Papers, which I'm sure is a far happier read.)

The Fifth String said...

If you spend any significant time in the car, or just want to do so at home, you might try an audio version. The one I listened to was narrated by Edward Herrmann, it moved very quickly and was good to listen to.