I finished Atlas Shrugged

I’m an adult so I’m not sure why it feels like an accomplishment, but I have now read Atlas Shrugged. The only downside is that I’m now officially out of space on my novel shelf and will have to adjust the book case to sport two shelves dedicated to novels. This is what happens when you read dictionary sized books.

Overall I enjoyed the book. The 80-page monologue by John Galt was a bit much (I’m not a details guy, just summarize it already), but at least I’m not alone in that opinion. It was refreshing to hear support for laissez-faire capitalism, even if it’s not from a contemporary work. I recently purchased a rather large collection of essays by George Orwell, so apparently I’m going on an anti-socialism reading binge.