> > > I just thought Matt's post was hysterical. Having seen the Modern Library > readers' poll back when they had that Web page open to reader voting, > there's obviously something mildly intense about Rand's > readership--seemingly on the same level as some religious fanaticism. > However, I've not read a word of Rand, and this sort of intensity makes me > wonder if I should check out Rand just to see what all the fuss is about or > just ignore her as some Jim Jones 20th Century Literary figure. > > > My $0.02 worth, > > D. > > I really can not say what all the fuss is about. I read The Fountainhead in my Junior year of high school and I thought that it was a good book and that is all. I did not know that people made such a fuss over it. Furthermore, I didn't really care for Matt's post. I found it to be pretty insulting. -Liz Friedman > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com