3.5
The Fountainhead
By Ayn RandPublisher Description
The revolutionary literary vision that sowed the seeds of Objectivism, Ayn Rand's groundbreaking philosophy, and brought her immediate worldwide acclaim.
This modern classic is the story of intransigent young architect Howard Roark, whose integrity was as unyielding as granite...of Dominique Francon, the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately, but married his worst enemy...and of the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged society against a great creator. As fresh today as it was then, Rand’s provocative novel presents one of the most challenging ideas in all of fiction—that man’s ego is the fountainhead of human progress...
“A writer of great power. She has a subtle and ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly...This is the only novel of ideas written by an American woman that I can recall.”—The New York Times
This modern classic is the story of intransigent young architect Howard Roark, whose integrity was as unyielding as granite...of Dominique Francon, the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately, but married his worst enemy...and of the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged society against a great creator. As fresh today as it was then, Rand’s provocative novel presents one of the most challenging ideas in all of fiction—that man’s ego is the fountainhead of human progress...
“A writer of great power. She has a subtle and ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly...This is the only novel of ideas written by an American woman that I can recall.”—The New York Times
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“A slow read, but worth it. Thought-provoking and it stays with you for a couple days.”
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“This kept my attention a lot better than expected. I have never been able to finish Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" but I did enjoy "Anthem."”
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“Impressive. That is all, simply impressive.”
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“3.68/5
3.6 for the writing and 3.68 for the story.
This book is my introduction to Rand, before reading this I knew nothing about her except that she wrote Alas Shrugged.
While I agree with Rand's philosophy of Objectivism (which is what this book is about), I enjoyed this book significantly less than I thought I would have.
My main problem with the book is for me, a good amount of the profundity and eloquence feels contrived and might even venture to say that it insists upon itself at times. Instead of just presenting information/dialogue in a palatable manner, it seems like Rand purposely chose to use circumvention and a whole lot of words to really say nothing at all. She could've gotten her point across without trying to force eloquence and wit at the cost of clarity.
And then at other times the opposite problem presented itself of Trite not saying enough. Character dialogues often times left me confused as to what was really being expressed because the characters were just assumed to understand each other so not much had to be said between them. Which left me puzzled at times because I'm not the character, I'm the reader, I don't know what's going on inside the mind of the characters unless there author chooses to make that evident.
Then there was a whole hour or 2 stretch of reading that was just dreadfully boring and hard to get through. I found myself actually failing asleep at times.
Again, I agree with the premise of the book, but the execution was off. Had I rated this book simply based on my enjoyment of it, I'd give this book a 3/5.”
About Ayn Rand
Born February 2, 1905, Ayn Rand published her first novel, We the Living, in 1936. Anthem followed in 1938. It was with the publication of The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957) that she achieved her spectacular success. Rand’s unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are put forth in three nonfiction books, Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, The Virtues of Selfishness, and Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. They are all available in Signet editions, as is the magnificent statement of her artistic credo, The Romantic Manifesto.
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