The last third killed it for me. I loved the basic dystopian premise she set up in the first two thirds. But the appearance of Galt as Dagny's dream man and the endless speeches by Galt (and Francisco and other characters) really tried my patience. Also, the ridiculous sex scenes between Dagny and Rearden made me snicker. Ayn Rand sure seemed to like men who treated women roughly.
AS was clearly a vehicle to detail Objectivism. Nearing the end, Rand needed to wrap up something not conducive to ending, presenting the triumph of her hyper productive heroes vs the total failure of socialism.
It’s something the SJW Left needs to read, but is far too long & sophisticated for them to even consider. It challenges the Left’s stances on welfare, “soak the rich”, the nature of money, sexuality, and the drive of the productive. For a group ranting about diversity, they really need to realize the hyperproductive deserve “justice” too.
Pity Rand gets so wrapped up in pointedly ignoring charity, and demeans religion as she does.
Interesting how “who is John Galt” has entered cultural awareness, but the answer hasn’t (see tagline).