[NCBraveheart]

I have tried over & over to get thru Atlas. I have never been able to get thru Rand’s ponderous writing style. I get the message just can’t handle the style

[CottonBall]

I have tried over & over to get thru Atlas. I have never been able to get thru Rand’s ponderous writing style. I get the message just can’t handle the style.

How about just coming to the threads and reading Publius' summary of the chapter? That way you get the gist of AS, can join in the discussion, and don't have to read it actually unless you chose to. I figure I might do that from time to time when I can't force myself to read it (I have about 3 or 4 other books in my queue right now and frankly, I gravitate to Thoreau instead. Talk about a polarity of writing styles! Not to mention the drabness and dullness of AS's world vs. Thoreau's vivid nature writings.)

[contemplator]

I had the same problem and have found that in some cases it works best to have the story read to me when I find the writing style too ponderous. In the case of Atlas Shrugged, I bought the unabridged version on CD off of ebay. I then listened to it for almost a month on the way to work and back and as I drove around doing chores. It took me almost a month to get through all 50 CD’s, but it was well worth it and extremely enjoyable. I now see what all of the fuss was about.