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Title: I was Inspired/thrilled until 3/4 of the way thru
Review: I had to agree with all the positive remarks made about this book until about 3/4 of the way through at which time I couldn't believe how "unbelieveable" it all became. I felt the pain and frustration with the characters and hailed Ayn Rand for her courage and insight most of the way through. But then all at once she fell far from the mark in my estimation - totally one sided - out of balance with unreasonable conclusions. I found her lack of touch with the reality of human psychology and intimate relationships almost maddening. And as for that 50 page speech - so boring and further more incomprehensible that anyone would sit still to listen to that endless, repetitive summation of "true value" etc. let alone an uneducated general public. I loved the first of this novel and wanted so badly to claim it as one of my all time favorites, but I just can't do it based on the final chapters. A must read though - despite the disappointing conclusion.
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