Mr_B_Gone t1_j260kj0 wrote
Haven't read it yet. Read Anthem though and I found it engaging and quite a delightful read. Do you think there is any possibility that the political themes just stood out because you hold differing opinions? I don't agree with Rand on a lot and when those things came to light my mind wandered from the story to an inner debate about my vs her beliefs. Could that be what was pulling you away? Political themes can feel very grating when they offend your better senses.
gothiclg OP t1_j26kps2 wrote
I wouldn’t say I ever disagreed with her views enough for it to totally pull me out, even where I disagreed. One big thing in Atlas Shrugged is her disinterest in anything that might be considered for the social good, any programs that claim the greater good even if they restrict a little capitalism is bad. It’s when you combine that opinion with “my fellow man should be allowed to die if they can’t afford life’s basic necessities like food, water, and shelter” that feels like it takes it too far. That was most of the politics in this one, too. Not just a viewpoint that opposed my own but opposed them to a very very dangerous societal extreme that she seemed to want to normalize
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