The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
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Written by Ayn Rand
Read by Edward Herrmann
Format: MP3
Unabridged
This is one of the fastest paced books I have ever read. Ayn Rand’s characters come to life as she paints very clear pictures of who they are and what they represent. She does this in spite of the fact that the dialogue is sometimes a bit wooden and stilted. In this novel, she sets forth her philosophy of “objectivism.” She exposes those, such as a character named Peter Keating, an architect, who seemingly achieve greatness by copying others but somehow give the illusion of originality and creativity. In order to achieve “greatness,” Keating was literally willing to sell anything, including his wife. Thus despite wealth and apparant achievement, his life was empty. Rand begins to formulate her values that altruism is an evil because a society which seeks to achieve this must do so at someone’s expense and therefore leads to collectivism. In the person of Ellsworth Toohey, a flamboyant newspaper columnist, she shows how the power hungry manipulate the masses by setting a standard of mediocrity which fosters collectivism.
This book is full of passion, including a flaming, complex romantic affair between individualist architect Howard Roarke and socialite Dominique Francon. Their relationship develops from one in which they each seek to assert power over the other while achieving sexual release to one of true love between genuine soul mates. Roarke also has a passion for his work and is uncompromising in his creativity in accomplishing his professional goals. He will not ever compromise these goals despite enormous pressures to do so. Rand believed that there is only black and white in moral issues; there is no gray. Therefore, giving in a little is not compromise but rather, selling out your values and giving in to evil. Roarke was not a man to sell out, he had the courage of his convictions.
While setting forth her philosophy, Rand has also given us a novel which has a well developed plot. I found the novel to be gripping and I couldn’t put it down. Following the career of Howard Roarke and the machinations of his enemies was fascinating. The plot had enough twists to provide surprises and to hold the reader’s interest. This book is both an enjoyable novel as well as a challenging philosophical statement. I like Rand’s philosophy and I love this book.
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| Creation Date: | Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:55:33 -0400 |
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This post has 2 comments
November 15th, 2013
Thank you very much for the book.
Just so you know, this version is read by Christopher Hurt.
September 21st, 2018
Yes. This version is read by Christopher Hurt and not read by Edward Herrmann as mentioned above
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