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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (489429)	6/1/2012 3:53:17 PM
From: Little Joe	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793851

" guess what I am saying is that she had great ideas, but mediocre writing abilities. " All I can say is that her books tend to be long, to deal with ideas, and yet I couldn't put them down. I did not find her skills to be mediocre at all, but that is a matter of opinion. lj

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (489429)	6/1/2012 4:00:49 PM
From: Neeka	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793851

Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead codified what my father and grandmother tried to instill......individuality. I read those (and others by Rand) at a very impressionable age. I also read "1984" around the same time and that one really scared the beejeezus out of me. still, Atlas Shrugged and Fountainhead are two of the most important books that I ever read.