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It is my month to pick the book for the club book. So far, we’ve been mindful of what each reader can stand, and we have limited our choices to 600 pages or less.
Until now.
I chose Atlas Shrugged which is 1200 pages.
I blame Mad Men. Bert Cooper keeps quoting Ayn Rand. I’ve heard constant references made to Atlas Shrugged and about how it’s such an important novel. One of my Facebook friends has gone so far to exclaim that this book has made the most impact on his life, next to the Bible. I guess a lot of people think that.
Anyhoo, here are other lengthy books on my to be read list:
- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
- Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
- The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas
- The Woman In White by Wilkie Collins
- An Echo In the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
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My sympathies are with you. May it pass quickly.
I appreciate the sentiments. 🙂
I’ve read 4 of your 5 lengthy reads and loved them all. I have yet to read Atlas Shrugged. Let me know if it’s 1200 pages are worth my time.
Come on, feel the pain with me. 🙂
I’ll wait for you to tell me if it’s worth it. I have lots of books in my cue. All recommended by you.
I’m flattered. Really. 🙂
Oooh, I’ve wanted to read this! Also, The Woman In White is awesome (and isn’t that long by memory, or maybe it is. It has been a while since I read it 😛 ).
So you liked Woman In White? Good to hear! I hope to get to it someday.
As to Atlas Shrugged . . . Join Ussss (You must read that last bit in a possessed sort of tone) 🙂
Hhahahaha I did read it like that, actually! 😛 Unfortunately, I do not have that book (I know, it’s crazy, a book I don’t even own….) and due to a number of unexpected events regarding my health, I cannot afford any books for at least a full month. Which means I have to read the ones I have, for once 😛 But it also means I cannot buy any that people recommend me if I don’t already have them. I could borrow them but…that’d just be silly. 😛
We must drink to your speedy return to health. Luckily, I just happen to have a glass of wine next to me. To health and more books in the near future. Huzzah, warrior!
One of my clients gave me Atlas Shrugged a few years back and told me it was his favorite novel because it encapsulated his philosophy about the world. I got enrolled in the idea that I would be one of those brave brilliant souls asked to join those hidden in the magic valley while I read, but after I finished the book and realized that I would not get to go there it left a pretty bad taste in my mouth. I don’t believe that people can be so easily divided up into weakling brown nosers and strong rebels. Anyway, enjoy!
Oh, Excellent, Ann! I would love to share ideas and thoughts when i finish — if I finish. 🙂 I better finish. If I don’t, and everyone else does, they’ll string me up by my toenails.
I put Ayn Rand in the same category as J.D. Salinger: “classics” I can miss. Both authors seem, to me, to be espousing theories that are selfish, whiny, and narcissistic. Rand’s theory of Objectivism is very appealing to many, as it states that money, power, and selfishness are virtues. (After all, the woman did write a non-fiction book entitled “The Virtue of Selfishness”.) Her morals are not moral and her ideals are not ideal.
*steps off soapbox*
But that’s just me.
So you have no strong feelings about this book then? 🙂 Atlas Shrugged seems to stir some strong opinions. I honestly couldn’t say whether I have a similar opinion or not, having not finished it yet.
I know. I’m so mild-mannered. 😉 I know a lot of people who feel like Catcher in the Rye and Atlas Shrugged changed their lives and their philosophies. More power to them. How far have you gotten into it?
Not as far as I would like. I’m on Chapter 2. 🙂
Did I read this correctly that you chose Atlas Shrugged for your book of the month club? You’re going to read this in a month? And you’re asking others to read it too? If so, you might not be allowed to ever (ever!) pick a book for that club again. Seriously, I hope you enjoy it. It’s not for everybody, but some people love it!
I asked for a super special dispensation– 2 months to read it.
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