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Title: Great read, great commentary
Review: I was drawn into the novel by the heroine's devotion to her ideals but was finally let down by a weak ending. I wonder, though, if this was Rand's goal? Maybe the story of a Russian girl who holds to her ideals in the communist Soviet Union doesn't have a grand finale? Maybe she is simply crushed by the weight of socialism that sees her only as part of a collective. Besides the ending, though, the plot is engaging and interesting. The writing isn't quite on par with Rand's later works (this being her first novel) but the presentation of her fledgling philosophy and her social commentary make the book worthwhile on every level.
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