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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
reflective
It kept me hooked, now I'm full of misery and questions.
This book is phenomenal. It was a perfect reminder of the part we choose to play in society and how we have life-long connection with others.
Chrissy I love you but what the fuck was even this book (I did in fact only get 6 chapters in).
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:
Yes
A little long and not particularly well-written. Thoughtful encouragement of self-reliance and determination, which could have been otherwise presented.
This book is filled with cold characters who give long boring speeches. The story is fascinating, with architecture as the main plot point and with sometimes interesting insights into how you can organise your life. It deals with hypocrisy, pretence, individualism versus collectivism, dependent versus independent. The raw masochistic fantasies from part 2 onwards are quite over the top. The ending is rather unbelievable but fits the story well. A thought-provoking read.
slow-paced
DNF
I was genuinely enjoying the small amount of The Fountainhead that I had read until I encountered therape scene . After hearing about it, I decided to look it up — and it was there, for no clear reason. The moment was jarring, unnecessary, creepy, and semi-graphic, and it completely shifted my experience of the book. I couldn't finish it after that. Dominique's assault and the fact that she later marries Roark — the protagonist/rapist — left me feeling deeply uneasy. It’s hard to reconcile this with the book’s themes of individualism and integrity, which were already questionable to me. I was honestly left questioning what message Ayn Rand was trying to send with that plot "point."
I was genuinely enjoying the small amount of The Fountainhead that I had read until I encountered the
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content
maybe this deserves another reading. there were a lot of big wordz.