[ExI] Attacking Rand

Samantha  Atkins sjatkins at mac.com
Tue Jun 9 21:03:58 UTC 2009


On Jun 9, 2009, at 10:52 AM, Eschatoon Magic wrote:

> I am frequently surprised by how often the name of Rand appears on the
> list. I tried often reading some of her novels, but always gave up
> after a few pages because I found them too boring. My impression is
> that she was a very minor writer, with some interesting ideas like
> most writers, but certainly not one of the major writers of thinkers
> of the 20th century.

You have this impression after only reading a few pages eh?  Very  
impressive.  Not.  You also would need to read her non-fiction for a  
decent evaluation.

- samantha




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