Book :: The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead
By: Ayn Rand
Pages: 720
Published: 1943
Genre(s): Philosophy
Architecture
Politics
Rating: (7)

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When The Fountainhead was first published, Ayn Rand's daringly original literary vision and her groundbreaking philosophy, Objectivism, won immediate worldwide interest and acclaim. This instant classic is the story of an intransigent young architect, his violent battle against conventional standards, and his explosive love affair with a beautiful woman who struggles to defeat him. This edition...

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forline forline

My then 11-year-old daughter and I listened to this during a beach vacation and loved every minute. Removed my fear of Ayn Rand!

Feb 20th, 2018

acpac2004 acpac2004

Apr 2nd, 2015

coreyo coreyo

Inspiring epic about the struggle of a society to accept the individual.

Mar 27th, 2014

bot69 bot69

I can't understand how such a poorly written book, that tells a mediocre story can be thought of so highly. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, Rand writes fiction as if it were a painful duty

Nov 20th, 2013

bdunk23 bdunk23

greatest example of what love is, on paper, since the story of abraham.

Jul 30th, 2013

Keith Keith

Jul 30th, 2013

tonyearl tonyearl

I'm torn. As a book that changed the course of my life, one that find myself reading about once a decade, as a book that stands for something that I needed to hear, I have it 8 stars out of 5. However as literature, as an example of great writing, I give it 3 stars out of 5. In the end the impact of the book on me and others I know, outweighs the means in which it is delivered.

Jan 30th, 2013

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