I think I got about 20 pages into the speech in the book before I quit reading the speech and just scanned through it. If I recall correctly, the speech alone was some 60-65 pages long. It really completely lost me. If you have something that is really, really important to say like a series of key points, please do it in less than 65 pages. I’m pretty sure no single parable or event in the Bible runs 60-65 pages.
Remember Francisco standing up for Hank Rearden at the party of one percenters? His speech seemed to have gone on for 10 pages. No party gets that intense. The author however really got into the subject. It explains why the book is 1100 pages. How many writers are so good that they can keep your attention throughout? I dedicated 2 hours every morning after a 5 mile walk to reading it. Took a month. Determination all around-author + reader.
That’s where I stopped reading.
Enjoyed what came before but that section was tedious and too pedantic to hold my interest.