We the Living by Ayn Rand
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Book Summary Author: Ayn Rand Introduction: Leonard Peikoff Edition: Mass Market Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 1996-01-01 ISBN: 0451187849 Number of pages: 464 Publisher: Signet |
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Book Reviews of the We the Living
Customer Review: Another Example of Rand's Petrified Opinion
Summary: 1 Stars
It's hard not to look at this book as little more than a piece of propaganda. It is not that Rand sat down with the intention to write propaganda, but that instead her own opinions have become so overbearing and all-encompassing, that it is as if they constitute a religion for her. And she is so devout a believer of her own 'religion' that her opinions end up reading like propaganda. A good majority of the book is spent bad-mouthing Communism and Socialism. If this were a critical analysis of Communism, I would not mind, as I am open to alternate views. But for Rand, there is no subtlety, to cognition, no grace, but instead, hundreds of pages of "Communism Sucks!" Like most people, she seems to have NO knowledge of Marxist theory. Like the people on this board, she confuses Communism with Socialism, and in so doing, treats them as being the same. Communism is as 'close' to Socialism as Capitalism is close to Socialism. The book is simple unreadable to anyone who has any diversified education in political theory. From a literary standpoint, there are plot holes, strange attempts at characterization, 'insults' at Communism thrown in like commercials at various parts in the book. Skip it.