The Fountainhead

Howard Roark is an architect whose genius and integrity will not be comprised. He has ideas that work against conventional standards.

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From: Amazon
Posted: Sep-23-2009

Bravo,Ayn Rand,Bravo!!!

I can't believe I am submitting the 1000th review for Ayn Rand's "Fountainhead".Its already been praised leaps and bounds by its readers.What more can I say?Bravo,Ayn Rand,Bravo!!!

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Posted: Sep-22-2009

True decadence

Shorter Ayn Rand: A combination of greed and cruelty will get you more power, sex and money than either greed or cruelty alone.It's a crummy novel, too. When I was in college, long ago, the architecture students used to arrange a showing of the movie version once a year, at which they would jeer...

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Posted: Sep-11-2009

Good read but egoism = genius?

Well, I have to say that I was expecting more philosophizing and less drama here. But in the end, The Fountainhead is a drama. A drama with a message, but a drama nonetheless. This drama features characters unlike any I've ever met before, so I'm not sure that such personalities exist here in...

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Posted: Aug-22-2009

Ayn Rand's Novel Still Resonates

I first read this as a senior in high school. I was working as a copy boy at a local newspaper, and it was recommended to me by one of the staffers.I purchased it recently as one of the two books (the other is "A Prayer for Owen Meany") that I will lend to friends if our conversation ever happens...

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Posted: Aug-21-2009

Extremely disappointing

Oh where to begin...A living, breathing Howard Roark-wannabe/fanboy recommended this book to me. At the time, he was much older and more educated than I was, which for some reason made me respect his opinion. I read the book, and slowly began to realize that this guy's life was so crappy...

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Posted: Jul-27-2009

Integrity & Independence

An exciting, fun read - with unique, exciting, unforgettable characters. Dramatizing the role and importance of integrity and independence of thought in one's life. The key to Dominique's confusing character is that she believes one's values cannot survive the rough and tumble of real life....

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Posted: Jul-15-2009

Fantastic work, although the publisher (A Plume Book) needs help

Similarly to Atlas Shrugged, which is published by Dutton, the content being published is fantastic, as Ayn Rand intended. The general errors in printing, however, detract from the "Centennial Edition" printing. For instance, page 373 in 'The Fountainhead (Centennial Edition Hardcover)' the...

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Posted: Jul-12-2009

The book that gives me courage!!

I first read Fountainhead 45 years ago and have frequently returned to it and Atlas Shrugged (which has unfortunately become prophetic). Rand's gift to us of logic and rational thought has been my rock to cling to in the midst of chaos. And really, more is learned thru her lovable, insidious...

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Posted: Jul-07-2009

Let's Be Honest

Ayn Rand is not a great writer. Somebody said that Faulkner's first works were "about as good as anyone would expect." He had a point. You cannot expect someone with no writing experience to produce great work. They must learn to do so in reference to other great writers and thinkers. Ayn Rand...

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Posted: Jul-02-2009

Heady, but worth it.

Do not put colums on my building! Maybe that's what this book should have been called! Even so, it's a great read, though some might find it a bit too heady and somewhat dry. But that's why Ayn Rand was such a great writer, she wrote what she liked and didn't care what anyone else thought. I have...

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