Atlas Shrugged in The Dusty Bookshelf

May 12, 2009 Kevin Xu rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

one of the longest speech in book history!

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Apr 16, 2013 Jessica (Books: A true story) rated it really liked it

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The thing that really got me to read this book was a) I thought Rory Gilmore read it (she actually read The Fountainhead though) and b) the back of the book says "This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world—and did." How cool does that sound? Take all the elements you know of in good YA dystopian, and it's grown up in Atlas Shrugged. Plus there's some beautiful romance and a little mystery, too.

The writing is more accessible than I thought it would be. I wa ...more

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Jun 22, 2009 Michelle rated it did not like it

I tried, but it wasn't happening. I think I would enjoy the Cliff Notes version. ...more

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Apr 14, 2010 Elaine Copeland rated it it was amazing

A classic inspiration of struggle and strife revealed by its heroes during the developmental phase of mining gold mines and charting railroad lines, Rand's language of the day provides us with a hefty descriptive. These characters forge ahead, connecting us with the drama of innovation, growth in population, and supply and demand, as corporate moguls wrestle with transportation management issues across the vast divide. This wonderful novel quells America’s original desire to be first in global r ...more

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