Some negative reviews said the novel was too long; others called the characters unsympathetic and Rand's style "offensively pedestrian".
sˌʌm nˈɛɡətˌɪv ɹᵻvjˈuːz sˈɛd ðə nˈɑːvəl wʌz tˈuː lˈɔŋ; ˈʌðɚz kˈɔːld ðə kˈæɹɪktɚz ʌnsˌɪmpəθˈɛɾɪk ænd ɹˈændz stˈaɪl "əfˈɛnsɪvli pədˈɛstɹiən".