Atlas Shrugged update

[prillalar]

I had a bit of a break from Atlas Shrugged but I'm back on the horse now. And I've just come up to what is clearly The Speech, which I hope to sit down and read through either today or tomorrow. (My god, the print is so tiny.) So, I was wondering:

Should I read it all in one sitting? Break it up? Drink coffee? Beer? Wine? Single malt? Should I read in silence or play Tool in the background? Stay home or go to the coffee shop? (Reading Ayn Rand in public tends to draw attention, I've found.)

Do you wish you had done anything differently, your first time?

Comments

[alice-and-lain.livejournal.com]

I tried reading Atlas Shrugged once. I don't think I broke 50 pages. Alas, I am not smart enough for Ayn Rand. If I wanted to try it again, I'd have to go to a coffee shop so that I wouldn't get distracted by other shinier things. So I vote coffee shop, despite the possible attention.

[prillalar]

I don't think one has to be smart to read Ayn Rand, just masochistic. And, seriously, I've heard people saying, "She's reading Ayn Rand!" like they thought I was going to come over to their table and start preaching Objectivism at them.

[elbomac.livejournal.com]

Well, it does take some people like that. My first-year roommate in college... oy.