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Quote by: LadiesMan217  I have heard good things about Ender's Game. Is Atlas Shrugged really bad or did you just not like it because you did not agree with the politics of it because the only thing I know about is that is has something to do with the most productive members of society leaving because they are sick of supporting everyone else or something along those lines which sounds kind of interesting to me. |
Atlas Shrugged is a bad novel, in my view, from a literary and writing standpoint. That I think the philosophy is silly is beside the point. The literary problem is a consequence of Rand using the novel to express her philosophy. As a consequence, the characters become forced stereotypes or philosophical functionaries. The story itself while convoluted is also forced and contrived, in order to make a point.
There's one speech for example by John Galt which in my edition runs over 50 pages. A 50 page piece of dialog! It's no wonder that AS was Rand's last piece of fiction.
By all means, read AS if you want to delve into Randian views, but don't expect good writing or story telling. Notwithstanding my views of AS, it was and remains very popular.
Regards
S.