Young Adult Reading

[ltmurnau]

Yeah, I had an Ayn Rand phase. For several years I read and reread all there was to find of her stuff. I'm not ashamed to admit it, no more than I am to admit that I was generally an obnoxious introverted know-it-all in my teens, like so many of my peers though perhaps a bit more obscurely read. But I did get better. What's your excuse?

I found the best comment ever, in an interesting site called Dangerous Minds referencing an Ayn Rand related article in GQ:

"There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: “The Lord of the Rings” and “Atlas Shrugged.”

One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves hobbits, elves, and wizards."

Hee hee hee.

Comments

[sabotabby]

I'm sure you're surprised that as an adolescent, I felt as though I was smarter than hoi polloi around me (well, I was), and thus that they were holding back my greatness. And that I liked Ayn Rand. I grew out of it by high school, though.

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm not surprised at all. You grew out of it sooner than I did, though.

[emperorkefka.livejournal.com]

Yay! Good thing I chose LOTR!

[emmabovary.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha! Perfect!

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

[chuckle, snicker]