What Book had the biggest influence on you?

[LiberalLovinLug]

229. I'll back you up Chris, but it was Fountainhead for me

I'm not afraid of the scowling PC crowd.
While now at this stage in my life I understand more about the woman and her whacked out libertarian beliefs, and the icon of Republicans she has become, and I'd never waste time reading any more of her works.

But back in my teens, I knew nothing about that. I wasn't even very politically aware. I only was curious about the book because it and Atlas Shrugged were books that seemed to show up everywhere and seemed to be regarded in great acclaim. I never could get through Atlas Shrugged though.

The story of Fountainhead did seem simplistic to me, even back then, but what I got out of it, being a budding young art student, was the message of not compromising on your work. Always stand by what you do, even if it means going alone and working outside the norm to achieve it. That's what I got out of it as a young person back then anyways. I thought it had a very powerful positive message for me in that stage in my life.