[rlmorel]

I agree on both counts, but her message about the treatment of money as an evil far, far outweighs those two things, in my opinion. That is how powerful that message is.

In advance of the movie, I have begun listening to the audiobook again, and her book scares the crap out of me in the same way “Witness” (by Whittaker Chambers) did when I read it for the first time.

I suspect many people who hate her book are also atheists (libs) so the movie won’t be lost to them, they wouldn’t consider the message anyway.

[Lurking Libertarian]

her book scares the crap out of me in the same way “Witness” (by Whittaker Chambers) did when I read it for the first time.

Interesting juxtaposition. Whittaker Chambers reviewed Atlas Shrugged for National Review when the book was first released, and HATED it. (You can find his review on Google.)