Oh, I didn't say I didn't like Ayn Rand - I read all her books with a certain enthusiasm, though I didn't relate to her philosophy in the way I did Heinlein's. I liked the way everyone in her books thought for themelves and probably their confidence-in-the-face-of-society attitude did me a lot of good. I didn't like the way the villains were generally written so they resembled me! It's a bad sign when the only characters you can identify with in a book are the horrible losers. Now, that's depressing.
My comment was mostly because it's my impression that a lot of teens read Rand and not so many read Heinlein any more. I think we need the balance.
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Date: 2007-03-21 04:21 pm (UTC)My comment was mostly because it's my impression that a lot of teens read Rand and not so many read Heinlein any more. I think we need the balance.