It's one thing to buy a copy of 'Atlas Shrugged.' You actually have to read it to get anything out of it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
'Atlas Shrugged,' let's face it, was probably the most important novel of the 20th century that was never a film.
A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.
I just can't read, the way other people can, these tediously elaborated books.
I've always looked upon research as an opportunity to satisfy my curiosity. But the other side of the coin is one must not be so caught up in it that one never gets the book written.
'Fahrenheit 451' postulates a lot of things I didn't want to have happen.
A good book ought to bring out lots of different responses from those that read it - none of them pre-planned, and all of them very personal. Whatever they take away from the reading of the book is valuable.
I don't read anything anymore. I don't have the eyesight. I read my own copy, that's all. I think I've read everything that's worth reading.
What I read, I read thoroughly and retain almost all of it.
I get to show the reader the essence of the book without giving anything away.
There's so much more to a book than just the reading.