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The Fountainhead Mass market paperbound - 1952
by Ayn Rand; Ayn Rand (Other)
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Readers describe The Fountainhead as polarizing: some were energized by its celebration of individualism and found Roark compelling, while others dismissed it as an overlong philosophical tract. Many criticized one-dimensional, emblematic characters and heavy monologues that bog down the latter half, though a few praised the prose and the book’s clarity of purpose. Plot turns struck several as implausible and melodramatic; conversely, some said it sharpened their ethics and ambition and ranks among their favorites.
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HOWARD ROARK laughed.
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- Title The Fountainhead
- Author Ayn Rand; Ayn Rand (Other)
- Binding Mass Market Paperbound
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 695 pages.
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Signet Book, [New York]
- Publication date April 1, 1952
- ISBN 9780451099563 / 0451099567
- Reading level 780
- Category Fiction - General
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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