The Fountainhead (Centennial Edition Hardcover) by Ayn Rand Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Fountainhead (Centennial Edition Hardcover)
Book Review: An obvious shot at any ploitical policy of cooperation.
Summary: 4 Stars
The Fountainhead, in true Ayn Rand style, mocks the notion of collective thought and cooperative action. Using the principle, opposing in character architects, Keating and Roark, Rand illustrates her philosophy of individualism as god and collective thought as the downfall of man. It is well written, twisting the lives of several dynamic characters together in one man's final struggle for the freedom he desires. Roark is an architect, not because he enjoys money, not because he wishes to bring joy to his customers, but rather because he creates buildings that need to live. Keating, on the other hand is an architect for the prestige, borrowing every bit of any building he designs from past greats. This story, much like her 1984-ish Anthem, shows the struggle between the id and the super-ego. Overall, this book is worth reading- whether one is a capitilist or a socialist.Book Review: Gives you reason for being clear about what you like and why
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is about a person who has got clear ideas about
what he wants. These ideas let him develop his skills in the
best possible way. The guy is perfect in his work. To get
accepted he had to fight the world, because world is resistant
to any change from the normal behaviour. He had to spend some
time to make people understand what he is upto. He gets some
support from the persons who are similar to him in some ways.
Ultimately this guy gets the deserved appreciation for his
work.Book Review: eat this like you've never eaten anything before
Summary: 5 Stars
this book became my social and mental life for a while
you finish and you wonder where you can find these people
in your life
you will realize what it takes to be who you want to be
and why you should go through with it at all costs
if you want to have a brain, read thisBook Review: An ultimate alternative to normal existance
Summary: 5 Stars
The Fountainhead is another work by Ayn Rand expressing the
theory of objectivism. It is philosophically challeging at
times, but very easy to read. The book is about three
people: a Modern Architect who loves his work more than money
or himself, his friend who has not the necessary talent but,
at first,knows how to give public what they want; and a
newspaper columnist who perhaps understands everything that
is going on around, but uses his knowledge as he wishes,
which is not necessarily the best decision. The Fountainhead
argues that the worst kind of people is the "second-handers",
people who are ruling and supporting our society, sacrificing
their inner self-respect for the sake of their outer ego.
Overall, this work is terrific, it can be read both as
philosophically challenging novel and serious but entertaining
book. And it is great in both.Book Review: The Ayn Rand "Phase"
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading this book, you will either intensely love or hate the novelist/philosopher Ayn Rand. Her crisp, concise style of writing reflects the personality of the novel's hero, Howard Roark, as well as her belief in Objectivism and an Absolute Truth. The Fountainhead entices a reader to become caught up in the drama of a fast-paced plotline, while also asking that person to answer questions about personal beliefs, the political and social state of the world, and the nature of existence in general. It is not very difficult to enter an Ayn Rand "phase" of life as Hillary Clinton and Alan Greenspan have admitted to doing. From a more personal level, however, I highly recommend this thought-provoking novel to any curious person interested in more than just "existing" on this earth.