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Title: Where's a scissors, or a hatchet, when you need one?
Review: A few friends agreed to finally take the plunge and tackle "Atlas Shrugged"--which I've put off since having it thrust on me in college 30 years ago. I tried, I really tried, and I'm proud to say that I made it to about page 800. But, my God, didn't this woman's publisher employ an editor? Let's put aside the shrill rants and endless--and I do mean endless--philosophizing. Let's forgot the "characters", which are nothing more than silly embodiments of her ideas. Let's try to ignore the Captains of Industry business and the "world grinding to a halt" nonsense. But, how can you ignore the sheer length: unedited rambling; recycled tomes, regurgitated descriptions; numbing detail; and the florid prose? I admire the woman's chutpah, but it's a pity she couldn't write. This book is horrific!
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