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Excellent explanation. Thanks. I believe I'd stick with a book if the situation agrees with your statements.

I do not understand the necessity to finish every book that is started. Can anyone explain? Is it the hope that a book will get better? Is it a sense of accomplishment that a bad book was finished or that all books started were finished? I see books like people. If I don't like them I do...

Thanks for the advice. I figure I'm about 1/3 through it, which is my usual interest cut-off. I don't believe I'm confused by it but just don't care about the characters and have found the humor not to my taste. I'll give it another try. At what point would you suggest if a person were not...

I don't enjoy Catch-22 all that much. I just can't seem to get into it.

A slight detour from The Fountainhead but an illustration of what you will find with Rand. This is a brief cut from Atlas Shrugged, which I recommend reading just after finishing The Fountainhead. "Do you wish to know whether that day is coming? Watch money. Money is the barometer of a...

Edit - :whistling: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. The ability to edit is sometimes necessary for folks like me that post late at night after a drink or two.;)

I agree with the statements about philosophy. Rand's belief was that every author was a philosopher, whether they chose to admit it or not. This admission, denial or neglect does impact characterizations and plots. She chose to admit it and use it as a basis for her works. Knowing the...

Tales of the Thunderbolt Kid - Bill Bryson. I did this one on audio and almost crashed my Jeep I was laughing so hard.

Just finished Cat's Cradle. :stars3: While I appreciate his style, it really wasn't for me.

This looks to be my author. Which would you recommend to someone new to Vonnegut? Cat's Cradle or Siren's of Titan?

Thanks everyone!

Seems to be a very polarized topic. Anything that causes that much emotion has to be interesting.

Hi all! A little background - I took a job with a one hour commute one way almost two years ago. The drive takes me through a very scenic canyon and I drive a Jeep Wrangler. It didn't take more than a few trips for me to take the top off and buy an audiobook and a strong, black coffee. I...