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The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

3 reviews

akvolcano's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Classism, Dysphoria, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Ableism, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexual violence, Murder, Misogyny, Infidelity, Violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Classism, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Grief, War, Sexism, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Alcohol, and Confinement

spookynerd's review against another edition

reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Well, as the friend who recommended this book to me said, "I hate her politics, but..."

If said friend had told me, "This is a book about architects!" I never would have picked it up out of sheer disinterest. But somehow, Rand's writing style MAKES it interesting. 

The poetic prose flows well. Her descriptions are vivid and realistic. And she writes her main characters in a sharp, introspective, (and at times uncomfortable) light. 

This was a weird one for me. I enjoyed it very much in some ways, as a piece of art largely. At other times I wanted to hurl it out a window for dragging on. (And for having an unsubtle underlying theme of "oooo socialism scary!!!" turned straight up manifesto at the end. 

Regardless, I'm glad to have read it to broaden my horizons some. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

monjure's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Self harm, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicidal thoughts