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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
4.5! I loved it!
The fountainhead is a philosophical fiction by Ayn Rand, in which she depicts the fight of a man of integrity against conventional standards. Howard Roark, the protagonist, is no longer surprised by the actions of people, the mob mentality, the second-handed lives of weakness embodied, and their condemnations. He is indifferent to their meaningless scorns, neither angry nor hateful! His reason is his only means of survival. The world views him as a danger to society. Why? Because he isn't a puppet of the mass, of the shrewd men wasting their life on illusions of power and glory. But could Roark be made to compromise on his ideals? Would the mass turn him into another puppet? Read the Fountainhead to check it out!
Objectivism isn't perfect. It has many flaws. It's not possible to have real-life persons like Howard Roark, (but I've encountered a real-life version of almost every other character in this book, both independent and dependent. Both creators and Parasites) the importance of emotions is negated, the possibility of socialism as a consequence of an aggregation of compassionate independent individuals is not considered, and the economic dysfunctions of unrestrained capitalism is left unexplored, just to name a few. But Rand's ideas would remain as the pillars of the temple of transformation from collectivism to individualism.
The fountainhead is an excellent place to start for those who are curious about the world. I wish I read it 4 years ago! It would've been a life-changing novel for me then! I'd recommend every teenager to read this classic!
The fountainhead is a philosophical fiction by Ayn Rand, in which she depicts the fight of a man of integrity against conventional standards. Howard Roark, the protagonist, is no longer surprised by the actions of people, the mob mentality, the second-handed lives of weakness embodied, and their condemnations. He is indifferent to their meaningless scorns, neither angry nor hateful! His reason is his only means of survival. The world views him as a danger to society. Why? Because he isn't a puppet of the mass, of the shrewd men wasting their life on illusions of power and glory. But could Roark be made to compromise on his ideals? Would the mass turn him into another puppet? Read the Fountainhead to check it out!
Objectivism isn't perfect. It has many flaws. It's not possible to have real-life persons like Howard Roark, (but I've encountered a real-life version of almost every other character in this book, both independent and dependent. Both creators and Parasites) the importance of emotions is negated, the possibility of socialism as a consequence of an aggregation of compassionate independent individuals is not considered, and the economic dysfunctions of unrestrained capitalism is left unexplored, just to name a few. But Rand's ideas would remain as the pillars of the temple of transformation from collectivism to individualism.
The fountainhead is an excellent place to start for those who are curious about the world. I wish I read it 4 years ago! It would've been a life-changing novel for me then! I'd recommend every teenager to read this classic!
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
I literally got a degree in architecture so i feel pretty confident when i say this book has nothing to do with architecture. Rands philosophy is beyond depressing and i can't believe i spent 700 pages listening to her try to justify it.
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Just like Atlas Shrugged this book is a big no. Annoying, flat characters, monologues and tangents that go on forever and a solid philosophical ideal I'm morally opposed too, this book sucks!! That's 32 hours of my life I'll never get back. But I can say I've read them both now, so that is an accomplishment.
It is a brilliant book which reflected my train of thought about the need of humans to be happy. Roark is a great hero, who believes in himself and the purity of art. Dominique a strong woman who supports her man, in an unusual way, and thus lets the purity go on. And ellsworth toohey shows and portrays the aggregate of common man.
The author has successfully written a literally beautiful and intellectually and philosophically stimulating book, of which the only part I didn't like is it's ending, which shouldn't have been happy, according to me, which was not fair to the protagonist.
The author has successfully written a literally beautiful and intellectually and philosophically stimulating book, of which the only part I didn't like is it's ending, which shouldn't have been happy, according to me, which was not fair to the protagonist.
I'm reading this for two reasons; first, it's about architecture and secondly I actually like Roark in some ways, he's completly into what he wants. He is largely different from the current hero of the over-educated vulnerable man who wears his social consciousness almost to the point of self-annihilation. Refreshing. I wonder if there are any people doing what they want to any more instead of doing solely for others?