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Re:Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost... by LyndsySimon on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @01:08PM (#19087849)
Me too, but The Fountainhead struck me more.

Reading Rand’s essays both made me appreciate her views more and made me cautious to accept her epistemology as a whole. I don’t consider myself an Objectivist, but I still consider her work to be a strong influence on my life.

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Re:Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost... by mindcrime on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @01:32PM (#19088206)
Me too, but The Fountainhead struck me more.

Likewise. In addition, The Fountainhead was, IMO, better written... and it has the additional perk of being shorter than Atlas Shrugged. If anyone was thinking of sampling Rand, I'd almost always suggest starting with The Fountainhead.

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Re:Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost... by Simulacra on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @06:31PM (#19091201)
Fair points. After about 75% you can stop reading Atlas Shrugged. I just found the whole idea of the railroad, and the battle between Mooch, Boyle, and Jim Taggart, versus Dagny, Reardon, and Eddy Willard to be fascinating.
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Re:Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost... by greensoup on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @04:23AM (#19093816)
Agreed, Fountainhead was the first book I read, thouroughly enjoyed it. Atlas Shrugged, I was looking forward to bury myself in it, but it was hard to finish.
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