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Title: Beyond the Politics
Review: Listen: I am in agreement with Ayn Rand's philosophy, for the most part. I do believe in (small "L") libertarian ideals, and I believe that socialism is fatally flawed. I think she over-simplifies things, and ignores many facets of political realism, but I don't think she's that far off the mark overall. This is to be, however, a literary review:This is a truly awful book. I mean it is horrid prose. The characters, the dialog, the ridiculous plot, interaction and simple-minded storytelling in this book are just dreadful to read. It's like a bad, bad romance novella, except that it is an excruciating 1200 pages of close-set, small type with very little margin. It is a brick!Ayn Rand's philosophy could be well covered in a few pages (technology is good, personal achievement is good, profit is good, etc.), and I would challenge any of these other reviewers to say that they'd still love this book simply as a piece of writing, and not as a manifesto reflecting their own beliefs.
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