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Title: The longest dime store romance ever
Review: I'll keep it brief, which I heartily wish Ayn Rand had done in 'Atlas Shrugged'. This book is a perfect of example of every literary mistake conceivable. Although there are numerous characters in the book, there are truly only two: GOOD GUY and BAD GUY. Rand just shuffles the names around and gives them all the same party lines. The characters (both of them) are cardboard cliches with nothing compelling to recommend them. The philosophy is simple-minded and naive beyond belief. The 'real' men are hijacked directly out of a romance novel, and the requisite woman character is hopelessly dependent upon them in spite of her supposed independence and intelligence. If you like to read books by authors who present a story and let you form your own judgements of her characters, look elsewhere. Atlas Shrugged is an excellent door stop. I gave it one star because the system won't allow me to give it zero stars.
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