Do not read the intro !!

This book was pretty good, but nothing outstanding. One thing I liked about it what did the amount of philosophy you had to plow through in order to get the point was pretty minimal Compared To The Fountainhead. The story made for interesting reading. One thing I do not feel is true, though, Is that it is a truly accurate picture of the inside of Communist Russia. I think That One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Doctor Zhivago, and Red Army Stories are all better. They seem to be a little more brutal, but one of the key things is indeed the protagonist is not the only good guy. In the other books the protagonist Usually runs across at least one somewhat inspiring character who is surviving within the system and Perhaps even making it work. I just feel thesis novels represent a more accurate portrayal of what went on in Communist Russia than what margin shows the reader. One final note: (This Applies in The Fountainhead as well as Anthem, but it is not quite as important, as the endings in Those books are somewhat if not completely Call predictable.) DO NOT READ THE PLEIKOFF INTRODUCTION AS IT WILL COMPLETELY GIVE AWAY THE ENDING !!!!