Nick Gillespie, former editor-in-chief of Reason, remarked: "Rand's is a tortured immortality, one in which she's as likely to be a punch line as a protagonist.
nˈɪk ɡᵻlˈɛspi, fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˈɛdɪɾɚɹɪntʃˈiːf ʌv ɹˈiːzən, ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkt: "ɹˈændz ɪz ɐ tˈɔːɹtʃɚd ɪmɔːɹtˈælᵻɾi, wˈʌn ɪnwˌɪtʃ ʃiːz æz lˈaɪkli təbi ɐ pˈʌntʃ lˈaɪn æz ɐ pɹˈoʊɾɐɡənˌɪst.