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Amaril

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48. Read it years ago......

Mon Dec 30, 2013, 06:14 PM

Dec 2013

.......my boss at the time recommended it - said it would "change my life"........yeah, not so much.

What I remember:

* Took me 6 months to read -- I finished it out of sheer stubbornness (i.e., this book is NOT going to beat me!). By way of comparison, I read Stephen King's "The Stand" (unabridged version is a healthy 1,168 pages) in three days.

* John Galt soliloquy = 47 pages. I counted them.

* Impenetrable force field that rendered her Utopia invisible! That was actually kind of cool (I always was a sci-fi nerd).

* Ayn Rand obviously liked to read herself write the way some people like to hear themselves talk.

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UPDATE: �AYN RAND & ATLAS SHRUGGED IN UNDER 10 MINUTES.� [View all] JEFF9K Dec 2013 OP

I read every page of that piece of shit. Barack_America Dec 2013 #1

As Whittaker Chambers said ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #13

I did, too Warpy Dec 2013 #49

I loathe that book. alarimer Dec 2013 #2

It already HAS happened that way. Since our oligarchy tblue37 Dec 2013 #8

History proves that corporations Enthusiast Dec 2013 #23

Truth? I didn't make it all the way through your vid Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #3

This guy's got you beat thelordofhell Dec 2013 #4

Bahahaha! Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #6

He nailed it! JEFF9K Dec 2013 #11

I did make it through treestar Dec 2013 #5

The only decent person associated with Rand and her movement ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #10

Meh. I'll see your video and raise you one 'Fountainhead In 5 Seconds' hatrack Dec 2013 #7

That movie was a lot more successful than ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #12

This should have been the director's cut!!! Walk away Dec 2013 #52

I can give it to you in five words. Jester Messiah Dec 2013 #9

Atlas Shrugged in one second. Zorra Dec 2013 #14

That's asking for trouble ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #36

Good one! Zorra Dec 2013 #43

I love this... MrMickeysMom Dec 2013 #15

There was a good summary posted a while back ornotna Dec 2013 #16

You are right. It's a good summary! JEFF9K Dec 2013 #34

I just had a thought (that is dangerous, at least according to my family) Tyrs WolfDaemon Dec 2013 #17

"Ayn Rand Cult" by Jeff Walker ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #35

I was thinking she was more like a huge cockroach in human skin Tyrs WolfDaemon Dec 2013 #42

Hell-o Jeff, rustbeltvoice Dec 2013 #18

Very well said ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #37

I read all of Rand 's books riverbendviewgal Dec 2013 #19

I once heard it said that ayn rand turned selfishness into a sacrament. calimary Dec 2013 #20

Hell-o Mary, rustbeltvoice Dec 2013 #21

Dick Cheney? Enthusiast Dec 2013 #24

Eloquent! calimary Dec 2013 #33

I was at my brother's house and saw Atlas Shrugged on the bookshelf. Snarkoleptic Dec 2013 #22

I recently got a paperback edition of The Fountainhead in near-perfect condition ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #38

There's a Johnny Carson interview out there somewhere too. eom Blanks Dec 2013 #44

Thanks for bringing up the Carson interview. ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #53

Perhaps Trey Parker and Matt Stone need to work on a musical version. Buns_of_Fire Dec 2013 #25

Well, your video did make me laugh.. thank you, Jeff. Cha Dec 2013 #26

Thanks, I tried to make it entertaining. JEFF9K Dec 2013 #39

Ya did.. it was Cha Dec 2013 #45

When I was a kid I read voraciously. I would read with a flashlight under the blanket hobbit709 Dec 2013 #27

I've posted the "abridged" (funny!) version before on DU - TBF Dec 2013 #28

Simply Awesome, but "Book a Minute" did it quicker.... Pholus Dec 2013 #31

lol - that is terrific! nt TBF Dec 2013 #32

Excellent! .... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #41

Oddly enough Turbineguy Dec 2013 #29

Very true! JEFF9K Dec 2013 #40

Ugh. TLDW: Ten minutes is too much. Pholus Dec 2013 #30

I've tried to read it, cannot do it. It is a piece of trash. Rex Dec 2013 #46

I love your dry, sarcastic tone. nyquil_man Dec 2013 #47

Thanks. That helps to balance out some of the negative comments from conservatives. JEFF9K Dec 2013 #50

Read it years ago...... Amaril Dec 2013 #48

I wouldn't want to work for a boss who recommends the book. JEFF9K Dec 2013 #51

You'll notice I said "at the time" Amaril Dec 2013 #54

I've been lucky enough to work for a liberal boss for many years. ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #55