[Publius]

FReeper Book Club

Atlas Shrugged

Afterword and Suggested Readings

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Prior threads:
FReeper Book Club: Introduction to Atlas Shrugged
Part I, Chapter I: The Theme
Part I, Chapter II: The Chain
Part I, Chapter III: The Top and the Bottom
Part I, Chapter IV: The Immovable Movers
Part I, Chapter V: The Climax of the d’Anconias
Part I, Chapter VI: The Non-Commercial
Part I, Chapter VII: The Exploiters and the Exploited
Part I, Chapter VIII: The John Galt Line
Part I, Chapter IX: The Sacred and the Profane
Part I, Chapter X: Wyatt’s Torch
Part II, Chapter I: The Man Who Belonged on Earth
Part II, Chapter II: The Aristocracy of Pull
Part II, Chapter III: White Blackmail
Part II, Chapter IV: The Sanction of the Victim
Part II, Chapter V: Account Overdrawn
Part II, Chapter VI: Miracle Metal
Part II, Chapter VII: The Moratorium on Brains
Part II, Chapter VIII: By Our Love
Part II, Chapter IX: The Face Without Pain or Fear or Guilt
Part II, Chapter X: The Sign of the Dollar
Part III, Chapter I: Atlantis
Part III, Chapter II: The Utopia of Greed
Part III, Chapter III: Anti-Greed
Part III, Chapter IV: Anti-Life
Part III, Chapter V: Their Brothers’ Keepers
Part III, Chapter VI: The Concerto of Deliverance
Part III, Chapter VII: “This is John Galt Speaking”
Part III, Chapter VIII: The Egoist
Part III, Chapter IX: The Generator
Part III, Chapter X: In the Name of the Best Within Us

[parsifal]

If I may suggest another book, “The True Believer” by Eric Hoffer.

parsy who is just sobering, er waking up.

[Malesherbes]

Well done, good and faithful Freeper. Among other positive qualities of Free Republic, it is efforts such as this that make FR stand head and shoulders above the alternatives.

The work and thought that went into this should not be lost. I would hope that it might find a more permanent form.

[Billthedrill]

A quick echoing of Publius's thanks to all, and a very special thank-you to Pub' himself. Like many Book Club contributors I hadn't read Atlas Shrugged since early adulthood and had, in the mean time, listened far too closely to the novel's many detractors. The latter would profit from an opportunity to take the dusty copy down from the shelves and reconsider in the full light of their subsequent life experience. For that I have Publius to thank.

For the frequently astonishing insights toward the book that would have passed me by completely I have the rest of you to thank. That's why we do this sort of thing, I suppose. Let's do it again.

;-) BtD

[Morgan in Denver]

I also thank you both for the information, review and discussion. The insight and added information provided has extended my understanding of Atlas Shrugged.

What has amazed me as much as anything else is how relevant this is today, as we see our country moving to the left, using the same reasoning and excuses Rand used in her book.

[Still Thinking]

Thanks to both of you for all your hard work for the last eight months. I admit I struggled with a lot of the discussion questions but they led me to appreciate the book, and Rand, a lot more. And I reiterate once again what I said before, that a lack of posting doesn’t imply a lack of interest.

[stylin_geek]

Thanks for all the work.

It’s been great following your lead and building off both of your observations and insightful commentary.

I look forward to the next book club discussion.