Think you are the only one here with a few Degrees under your belt? I’ve also read Satre, Keirkegaard, Orwell, etc...
I don’t read Rand for the gripping plots and character development. Objectivism is easy to explain, but sometimes needs a bit of plain illustration to show how the archetypes in her stories fit into reality.
And fit they do. Especially in todays political climate.
Of course not; that mention was made only to clarify my objection: that as fiction novels, her major works just aren't very good.
Life is too short to read stuff you don't like.