I am not a moron, really
Can someone please tell me why there is such an intense dislike for Ayn Rand amongst my peers and friends?
I remember reading "The Fountainhead" for a class, and "Anthem" for a reading circle. I was NOT incredibly impressed by her work, and I read a small blurb about her in wikipedia claiming she was pro capitalist, anti feminist, and anti homosexual, yet she would recant these positions at will, which again, does not impress me. Yet, I am a big fan of Henry Miller and Anais Nin.
Is it sad that one of my comfort books is LITTLE WOMEN? I have been reading that along with Sara Vowells "Assassination Vacation" which I have listened to on DVD but wanted to actually read as well. I wish my Mom did not hate me so much, because I think she would really enjoy Sarah Vowell and her books.
Speaking of which, her birthday is coming up and I have not decided what to do about it. I have a gift certificate for the Victorian Trading Catalog, but I feel it is too impersonal, and she will never use it, as I find that many gift cards, I or Discy and I have given her go without being used. This book would be good, as well as some Rosary beads I saw made out of pressed roses. But, I am not entirely sure. I have been out of sorts all day.
So can someone please answer the Ayn Rand question for me.
I remember reading "The Fountainhead" for a class, and "Anthem" for a reading circle. I was NOT incredibly impressed by her work, and I read a small blurb about her in wikipedia claiming she was pro capitalist, anti feminist, and anti homosexual, yet she would recant these positions at will, which again, does not impress me. Yet, I am a big fan of Henry Miller and Anais Nin.
Is it sad that one of my comfort books is LITTLE WOMEN? I have been reading that along with Sara Vowells "Assassination Vacation" which I have listened to on DVD but wanted to actually read as well. I wish my Mom did not hate me so much, because I think she would really enjoy Sarah Vowell and her books.
Speaking of which, her birthday is coming up and I have not decided what to do about it. I have a gift certificate for the Victorian Trading Catalog, but I feel it is too impersonal, and she will never use it, as I find that many gift cards, I or Discy and I have given her go without being used. This book would be good, as well as some Rosary beads I saw made out of pressed roses. But, I am not entirely sure. I have been out of sorts all day.
So can someone please answer the Ayn Rand question for me.