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OldRedneck

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3. I'm certain you have read this time and again. . . but it bears repeating time and again

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Mon Sep 23, 2013, 10:36 PM

Sep 2013

“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.”

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Atlas Shrugged--a Review [View all] Jamaal510 Sep 2013 OP

Here is another synopsis -- TBF Sep 2013 #1

I'm certain you have read this time and again. . . but it bears repeating time and again OldRedneck Sep 2013 #3

As a Tolkein fan, I could hear it again and again. rwsanders Sep 2013 #6

:) nt TBF Sep 2013 #10

ha! hopemountain Sep 2013 #4

Thanks for the link, I wish I could rec your reply Shampoobra Sep 2013 #5

That. Is. Brilliant. MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #7

I get that a lot. nt TBF Sep 2013 #12

Review reviews. enki23 Sep 2013 #2

Indeed. cprise Sep 2013 #8

lol - reviews from folks who love Ayn Rand? TBF Sep 2013 #11

Here's an interesting take, from an unlikely source (note the Greenspan reference)... Indi Guy Sep 2013 #9

I agree with Buckley that Fountainhead is an engaging book... WCGreen Sep 2013 #13