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?

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[jcalanthe]

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

Other than not bother? I'd have to concur with booze or other mindnumbing substances (tho laurashapiro has a point in worrying about that putting you to sleep). I still want all that time from reading 3 of her books back, tho I suppose it's somewhat nice at times to have informed reasons to rail about her writing...

Is it wrong to think that if Rand had just found a community of support for her rape fantasies, everything would have turned out differently?

[unearthly-calm.livejournal.com]

Is it wrong to think that if Rand had just found a community of support for her rape fantasies, everything would have turned out differently?

*sporfles*

[prillalar]

Is it wrong to think that if Rand had just found a community of support for her rape fantasies, everything would have turned out differently?

If she'd only been born a bit later, Objectivism's loss could have been fandom's gain. She clearly wants these guys to fuck each other; she just doesn't seem to realise it.