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Quote by: vicious-vegan  Anthem, by Ayn Rand is really great. It's the only thing I've read by her and I think it's really awesome. It's like illegal to think for yourself, in the book that is. There is no "i" there's only "we". |
Anthem is Ayn Rand's hymn to egoism. It's rather light reading, and she didn't characterize it as a book. She considered it "a poem". It's really not a poem, she was just saying that the book didn't really have a plot (in her eyes.)
Anthem is great as an introduction to Ayn Rand. If you want some real meat to chew on, or just a great book I recommend:
We The Living- It's a story about the individual against the state. It's a story about tragic love and loss in 1920 Soviet Russia. This is what the USSR really looked like. This was Ayn Rand's warning to America against communism. She was prompted to tell about Soviet Russia by her husband, her brother-in-law, and a friend from Ayn Rand's native Russia. Her friend said "Tell them that we are all dying and that Russia is a giant cemetery."
Atlas Shrugged- What happens when the world turns the back on Atlas, on the men of ability and talent? What happens to the world when it turns it's back on knowledge and reason? This is one of the best books by far. In a poll Americans said that Atlas Shrugged was one of the top books that changed their lives the most, it came in second only to the bible. It takes a long time to read, but it is extremely worth it. You don't have to agree with it, but be prepared to acknowledge it.