tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post3010247799678664010..comments2024-01-04T09:30:41.625-05:00Comments on All The Good Names Were Taken: Literary influencesNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-71233532981737560752012-11-03T01:15:51.880-04:002012-11-03T01:15:51.880-04:00It's unbelievable to me that anyone takes Ayn ...It's unbelievable to me that anyone takes Ayn Rand seriously. I think of her like Jimmy Stewart's character in Rope. Sure, her ideas can be fun to bandy about at cocktail parties, but only a lunatic would actually try to put them into practice.Professor Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983291640844939759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-92138788417436680102012-11-01T18:18:29.795-04:002012-11-01T18:18:29.795-04:00... our on-going economic mess? Alan Greenspan kn...... our on-going economic mess? Alan Greenspan knew Ayn Rand and followed her like a hypnotized puppy. Much later, after years of steering US financial policies, he apologized for misreading the signs of economic crisis. <br /><br />I've read most of her books and essays and I agree, why the fascination with Ayn Rand?<br />willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-18716069264242297172012-11-01T18:07:12.431-04:002012-11-01T18:07:12.431-04:00Best Damn Garage in Town is one of the best books ...Best Damn Garage in Town is one of the best books I've read in recent years. And not fiction. BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-12665727243431295162012-11-01T18:05:13.039-04:002012-11-01T18:05:13.039-04:00I was recently given a couple of Ayn Rand's bo...I was recently given a couple of Ayn Rand's books but just can't get interested in them. <br /><br />When I was younger I read a lot of James Michener and enjoyed him. BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44229776106220748.post-82515661274394529162012-11-01T13:17:53.563-04:002012-11-01T13:17:53.563-04:00I read Ayn Rand's Anthem. It was short. Coul...I read Ayn Rand's Anthem. It was short. Couldn't tell you what it was about.<br />Ryan graduated from HIGHSCHOOL in 1989? He is a child.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.com