A quote

[imarek]

"There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs

Comments

[arda_unmarred]

That is so true. When I was in high school there were people in my class obsessed with Ayn Rand. I'm not sure how they turned out though :)

[imarek]

I knew you'd like the quote. :-) So far Ayn Rand doesn't disappoint as far as producing unbelievable heroes is concerned. Nevertheless, the novel is quite engrossing.