Cons: In The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand's descriptive techniques are often sparse and unfulfilling.
I see The Fountainhead has drawn quite a few reviews, so rather than writing a general review, I'll share some comments on Ayn Rand's writing techniques.There's something to be learned from reading just about any novel. This is certainly true of ...
Pros: terrific story teller, explains her ideas to even the most simple minded ones Cons: sometimes goes overkill with her ideas, characters are incredible sometimes, as in NOT credible
I read this book my freshman year on the request of my older sister and i have to say it has left a profound impact on me. I've never heard of Ayn Rand before but because I read this book, I ended up reading Atlas shrugged, Anthem, We the living, and...
Pros: Entertaining drivel, the good guys win Cons: The world's second largest comic strip (the largest being "Atlas Shrugged")
And I will howl at you if you take this bloated tome too seriously. I mean, the hero is a rapist and the female lead a self-loathing adulteress. Enough said. A favorite of sophisticated high schoolers everywhere, Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead" is ...
Pros: Unique, interesting Cons: Could be considered long,Objectivism
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand is a great book that has a style of writing that is very different from a lot of other popular writers. I enjoy the Fountainhead, and for me it went by fast though the 700 page book might be too much for some people.
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Pros: Highly intellectual beneath an excellent story.
Full of characters you care about. Cons: Not for those intimidated by long books.
The reader is taken on quite a journey in The Fountainhead. The story of Howard Roark, Peter Keating, Domonique Francon and company compels the reader to identify themselves with certain characters and provokes deep introspection. All the while,...
Pros: Engrossing story, exciting ending. Cons: Didactic, sometimes more propaganda than plot.
The first of Rand's two 'master works,' The Fountainhead is undeniably an interesting piece of fiction. It is the story of one Howard Roark, a visionary architect and rugged individualist, and his encounters with "moochers, second handers, and...
Pros: One more book checked off the "Really Smart People Books" list Cons: I want a refund on the week it took me to read it.
When I was in 7th grade, I was given a book list by my English teacher of books that all "educated" people should read in their lives. Granted, it was about 20 years old and didn't have some contemporary authors that are worthy of reading, but it seemed...
Pros: Plot, Moments of character Cons: Most of the characters, philosophically disturbing
"The Fountainhead" is a long, long book and the problem is, too often, it feels long. Why does it feel long? Mostly because it's repeditive on issues of character and most of the characters only show great insight once every hundred pages.
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Pros: Very solid look into the heart of Objectivism. Cons: Often dull throughout the storyline.
The Fountainhead is the story of Howard Roark who, despite the world, holds firm to his beliefs to the very end. The Fountainhead directly contrasts Roark to his old classmate Peter Keating, an exemplary "second-hander" whose existence relies solely on...
Pros: Good story. Good characters. Makes you think. Cons: Long. If you don't care to question society, it's not for you.
I never would have thought that I would read a rather long book about the lives of a couple of architects and enjoy it. Guess I should have thought harder. I went into this book having read one of Ayn Rand's shorter pieces, which I had enjoyed, and...
Pros: Fascinating entertainment with high-concept theme Cons: Sometimes hateful in its treatment of the average person
Note to High School and College Students:
This review isn't for you. This review is for old people like me who are no longer as idealistic as yourself, but who might get something out of reading The Fountainhead if they're not scared away by...
Pros: A beautiful vision of life as it should be Cons: The characters and ideas won't appeal to some
"The Fountainhead" is not quite as good as "Atlas Shrugged" (that is, of course, if you consider that to be good - I certainly do) but you have to look at it as a totally separate book, one that's a bit incomplete in its expression of Rand's philosophy,...
Pros: Advocates a lifestyle where one does not live for or parasitically off of others Cons: Could lead to beliefs/behaviors that are not compatible with typical socialization patterns.
It took a few tries to get past the first few paragraphs of this book- but once I made it through the strange (to me at the time) writing style of this Russian-American author, I was dazzled.
Ayn Rand used this book (and others) to present...
Pros: Impresses the art-house girls Cons: Those people will think you are one of them
Ostensibly an anthem for humanists gathering under the banner of "Objectivism", The Fountainhead tells the parallel tale of two men. The first, Howard Roark, is a strong-willed individualistic genius architect who avoids any semblance...
Pros: Starts out great. Cons: Selfishness through literature
The entire fascination with Ayn Rand baffles me. She is supposed to be this very modern philosophic writer, with emphasis on reason, but also romanticism. I was semi-intrigued by this philosophy of reason, and so I read "The Fountainhead" to...
General Fiction - When it was first published in 1943, The Fountainhead--containing Ayn Rand’s daringly original literary vision with the seeds of h...More at Barnes and Noble
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