Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand, is a philosophical story about big business. Dagny Taggart, Hank Rearden, and Francisco D'Arconia are a few business leaders who realize, after having numerous taxes and restrictions put on them to help society, that the morals of those in charge aren't logical. Led by some other great minds, they try to break these rules down and rebuild society as it was envisioned by the founding fathers of the USA.
The Bad: The book is somewhat philosophical, which isn't a bad thing, but there are occasional points where the plot was lost in order to drag on about objectivism (John's speech on the radio). Also, it was slightly longer than my ideal novel size.
The Good: Although at times predictable, the book did draw you into the story, and make you wonder what was going to happen next.
Overall, I'd recommend this book to some people, but others wouldn't make it through. The ideal audience is someone who feels they are smarter than those they see around them. This book will make you feel even smarter and more motivated to expiriment in business. Some people warned me beforehand that this book might brainwash me to be selfish, though I suppose I mostly agreed with objectivism beforehand.
Stats:- Number of pages: 1070
- Date finished reading: 3/15/07
- Time spent reading: 4 weeks
- Rating: 4/5 - a decent read