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A MUST-READ FOR CONFUSED AYN RAND ADMIRERS When I first read the Fountainhead, it affected my life like a bombshell. I recognized myself in the character of Peter Keating, and shuddered. I had been selling myself for money, prestige, for the admiration of other people. I re-read the book four times over a period of 9 months - and then found the courage to quit my job. The next year, I ambitiously worked to become Howard Roark, and grew increasingly despondent in my inability to achieve a state of unemotional living, which is what he implied. I began... more info
So much for 'Objectivism.' Either the contents of this book are basically true, in which case Rand was not the model of 'objectivity' she pretended to be, or they are false, in which case the Brandens - two of Rand's closest associates ever, who knew, publicly represented, and practised her 'philosophy' for many years - are incapable of objectivity themselves. Either way, 'Objectivism' is misnamed.
A remarkable woman writes about a remarkable woman Barbara Brandon should be commended for her ability to be so "objective" and forthright about her relationship with Ayn Rand. This is a fascinating biography which reads like a novel. What is most remarkable is Brandon's ability to write about her own pain over her husband's affair with Rand and yet she never loses what is obviously a profound love for the woman herself. She has revealed a side of Ayn Rand that was perhaps not the best, but she has also depicted a woman who was all too human, flawed and yet... more info
'Antisocial witch' is right . . Ayn Rand was indeed a highly antisocial woman and the followers who ape her thereby risk making themselves equally unfit for life in human society. However, Barbara Branden is to be commended for writing such an excellent biography of this strange and narcissistic figure.
