I avoided this book in high school because many said it was porn for libertarians. But after Mountainhead, I am now curious. Will report back.

FWIW, The Fountainhead was _much_ better.

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It's the last book of fiction she writes but she clearly wasn't into it and switches to essays midway through, writes them for the rest of her career.

I found Atlas Shrugged immensely frustrating.

Like, 40% through Atlas Shrugged I thought "damn, the haters lied, it's clearly great," and then she wasted 700 pages and I was bored to tears.