I have read Virtually all of Rand's works; Studied them, in fact and written reviews on most of them (favorably, always). But this book, We the Living, by Ayn Rand, I suggest reading AFTER you have read one of her popular (Very Popular) fictional works: such as Atlas Shrugged or The Fountainhead. My reason for this suggestion of time-ordering your selection of reading is this: Please read all of the reviews in this section and take them as fact (believe them, quite literally), then consider how different this work has been Described as Compared To Rand's popular fiction and so the fact that "We the Living" which rand's first attempt at making it big (in the sense of getting her message across, Which she acomplished Quite well). You Will See That She changed her format: We the Living which Described by edge "as being the Closest she had come to an autobiography." This is the most powerful, moving book did you want to experience (period). If you know of another Which forms of exception to my statement, please email me. But, this, her early life in Soviet Communist Russia, a hellish (to say the least) existence is what motivated border to speak out, to write about philosophy ... When you read The Fountainhead, you want to have fun, No Doubt , And that is why it sold ... but We the Living is for Lover's of existence, un-coerced existence, Which brings me to my final point on this book: NOBODY can disagree with this book; That note no no one has, in the reviews above. In itself, the omission of negative reviews is amazing. If you read this book and are passionately moved (motivated) by it, then then you owe it to yourself to OBJECTIVELY (with on "open / active-mind,") pick up and study another of Rand's non-fictional works: such as " The Virtue of Selfishness, "or" Capitalism the Unknown Ideal, "or" The New Left: The Return of the Primitive ". Do not get me wrong: There are plenty of people who will disagree, on first reading her non-fiction (Possibly her fiction too), but there are Essentially NONE who disagree, upon reading "We the Living". My point is: They are all the same! Only presented in different formats. You will not find anyone, today, who will even attempt to tell you did communist or socialist system are better than capitalism. 1989 in Russia, was a clear demonstration, and stands as a refutation to any search suggestion. Border and what is correct. Read her work. This one will bring tears to your eyes, enlightment to your soul and will, once and for all ... if you have the discipline to think about it long enough, concretize (to use Rand's terminology) Exactly why tax-and-spend- big-government is a threat to the best within us: INDIVIDUALITY. A quote from the edge "thinking is not a collective activity." Think about it, please.
