This is another book from Randy Gage's list. It is the third Ayn Rand book I have heard in the past few months.
Amazon says about the book :
On the surface, it is a story of one man, Howard Roark, and his struggles as an architect in the face of a successful rival, Peter Keating, and a newspaper columnist, Ellsworth Toohey. But the book addresses a number of universal themes: the strength of the individual, the tug between good and evil, the threat of fascism. The confrontation of those themes, along with the amazing stroke of Rand's writing, combine to give this book its enduring influence.
Luckily I heard much of it whilst I was driving to a friend's house. Being told a story is still one of life's great pleasures for me.
The audio recording is almost 30 hours long.
Like all of Ayn's fictional work. It asks questions of the listener or reader. Or am I just becoming more introspective these days?
I think this book is perfect if you have a vision, want or goal. The story follows Howard Roark. For me, he has a single goal, vision, that he holds onto with unshakeable faith and determination, despite all that is thrown or not as the case maybe in his direction.
If you have others telling you, NO, why, forget it. This may just be the story for you.
Happy Travels
A
2 comments:
Andrew,
Liked your comment/recommendation to readers. Succintly put.
Thanks,
Sometimes..shorter is better. If you haven't read her other things. They are worth checking out.
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