The Fountainhead.

I am going to condemn the book, and before you dismiss that as proof of Ayn Rand's theories, hear me out!

I rather liked the book when I first read it. But back then, I was young, and naive. Over the years, I have come to think of objectivism as somewhat akin to teenage philosophy. If you have lived for a while, it becomes clear that The World According to Rand is quite nonexistent. Rather than proving her theories wrong, I would like to point out here the literary failings of all her novels. The trouble with her stories (to me at least) is that all of them follow the same theme. They all have the same point to make, and it gets predictable after a book or two. Add to this, the fact that most of the stories seem contrived around the philosophy instead of the philosophy being discussed in the natural course of the story makes the storyline a lot less appealing. The characters in most of her novels are again repetitive as well as predictable to the point that any one of them might have said any of the dialogues in any of the book. I find no real distinguishing character traits in any of the characters.

Would I recommend it? I would say, if you have never tried even one book of Ayn Rand's, then go ahead, try it. A lot of people who read it for the first time like it. However, if you have read this author already, dont waste your time unless you thoroughly enjoyed the first few versions that you read.