After reading Anthem I feel in love with Ayn Rand books and got the rest, this is the first of the full length novels and it's brilliant. Given Rand has said its her most autobiographical work it's an interesting insight into how she's herself and her life. I definitely don't agree with all her philosophies, but can sympathise with them and appreciate the literary work in its own right. The first half I found a little difficult for to the dislike of several characters, but came round in the second half as depth was added to them. It shows the range of responses people have when faced with extreme oppression, with the three main characters of Kira, Leo, amd Andrei showing distinct reactions and the plethora of secondary characters showing variations of these. A beautiful and dark love story(ies), it's made me so excited to pick Fountainhead up next.