The Fountainhead & Atlas Shrugged

[Bacon King]

I've read Atlas Shrugged thrice over the years. The first two times I was an impressionable young (13-15, some age around there) and ate it up. The third time though, a few years later, I read it in a more critical light and found how lacking and one dimensional the philosophy truly is. Rand's philosophy kind of works within the confines of her novel because the main protagonists are all flawless.

Even then, when reading the book, pay attention to the character of Eddie Willers especially towards the end. It's a perfect tale of how the average man gets screwed over by objectivism even if they're a hardworking capitalist at heart themselves. It was that observation more than anything else that made me realize how unapologetically horrible Rand's philosophy really is.