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sean67 's review for:
We the Living
by Ayn Rand
Written in 1936, this is the first of Ayn Rand's novels and it is simply stunning.
This is set in Lenin and Stalin's Soviet Union and tells of the deep misery and horror faced by the people, but it was written whilst Stalin was still in control, so it is not some remote piece of history, this is as the title implies living.
Rand would go on to write a series of novels where she plies her philosophy known as objectivism, the value of the individual over the collective, which has been very influential today, and one which I don't agree with, but this novel seems to be where it all stems from, and this is well written, thought provoking and tragic.
I am going to work through the works of Ayn Rand - next up is her shorter book Anthem.
This is set in Lenin and Stalin's Soviet Union and tells of the deep misery and horror faced by the people, but it was written whilst Stalin was still in control, so it is not some remote piece of history, this is as the title implies living.
Rand would go on to write a series of novels where she plies her philosophy known as objectivism, the value of the individual over the collective, which has been very influential today, and one which I don't agree with, but this novel seems to be where it all stems from, and this is well written, thought provoking and tragic.
I am going to work through the works of Ayn Rand - next up is her shorter book Anthem.