Looters use the word unfeeling as an insult, but dagny explains that in objectivism feeling is a product of reason and values. Theres something to be said for using repetition as a writing device to hammer home an idea but jesus christ does she take it to a whole other level. Simply enter the coupon code randatlas at checkout. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. The book is extremely long and does get become unnecessarily long and repetitive at points, but is still a good read nonetheless. Ayn rands atlas shrugged is about 645,000 words in length. Dagny explains to cherryl one of the conflicts of language in the book. Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words. Atlas shrugged is structured in three major parts, each of which consists of ten chapters. The story is set many decades in the past and focuses on a rail executive who finds herself in a world where business leaders are disappearing. There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteenyearolds life.
This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world and did. Anthem by ayn rand free audiobook in american english. Leo tolstoys war and peace comes in at approximately 1,440 pages thats about 580,000 words. Considering that the book itself hit 520,000 words, combined with our horrible math abilities, that means that you would have to type the plot summary seven million times for it to be as long as the novel itself. Remove all instances of shrugged in the following, developing them into microfiction or longer stories. Rand follows the lives of societys movers and shakers firsthanders, in her words, and business men, scientists, inventors, and artists in her novel as they resist the societal pull to become. The average reader will spend 36 hours and 30 minutes reading this book at 250 wpm words per minute. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Lets look back at some famous examples of word counts. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. Probably the most difficult part of reading this book is its length. Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. My local used bookstore has so many copies they wont accept any more. Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook.
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. Atlas shrugged mass market paperback september 1, 1996. Rands fourth and final novel, it was also her longest, and the one she considered to be her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing. I found that i enjoyed it more than many who had read the whole book and complained of its length. At approximately 645,000 words, it is quite the undertaking. Ayn rand essay contest offers an array of educational programs to enable students at all levels of knowledge to learn about ayn rands philosophy and novels. Indeed, this rating sorely tests me and tests all the standards that i set for myself when evaluating books. Make this your next book club selection and everyone saves. After reading the fountainhead and atlas shrugged by ayn rand in 20052006, my life has been changed for the better.
The average reader will spend 36 hours and 30 minutes reading atlas shrugged at 250 wpm words per minute. Considering that the book itself hit 520,000 words, combined with our horrible math abilities. The story in atlas shrugged isnt worthy of the length that its given and its basically the same speech repeated over and over, chapter after chapter. The long journey of atlas shrugged, written by ayn rand, left in 1957, has involved, from left, albert s. The atlas shrugged book club will conclude early next week with entries by conor friedersdorf and garance frankeruta. One of the most influential business books ever written is a 1,200page novel published 50 years ago, on oct. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It is important to me to be fair and to purge my own inconsistency and hypocrisy whenever i find it. Published in 1957, its a dystopian novel, centering around dagny taggart. Podcast for kids nfb radio 101 sermon podcast pauping off all steak no sizzle podcast church of the oranges daily chapel spring 2012. Stephen king word count 112263 274,672 bag of bones 203,3 black house 252,270 blockade billy 15,917 carrie 60,718 cell 121,931 christine 193,602 cujo 121,150 cycle of the werewolf 15,955 desperation 195,011 doctor sleep. Atlas shrugged is one of those books that divides its readers.
The theme according to rand is the role of mans mind in existence. There is a very good reason why there are always piles of six to ten copies of atlas shrugged in every thrift store and used book store in the country. And also the location where the mother country stashed. In this chapter, it refers to men like james taggart and his friends, who seek success by currying favor with the politicians in washington. Neither are books one would take on a beach holiday for a bit of light reading. Atlas shrugged, by ayn rand, is a philosophical novel. Tolkien 418,053 words gone with the wind by margaret mitchell 365,712 words lonesome dove by mcmurtry, larry. To use a teaser, especially at the beginning of the film, reverses that dramatic build to run upstream and contrary to the book. Atlas shrugged is a long story, which presents ayn rands theory of objectivism through a number of speeches and discussions, but it also has a great fictional narrative that goes along side it. This offer applies to only one downloadable audio per purchase. Atlas shrugged, the book, is all about a slowly unfolding story of mystery and no section or chapter begins with a teaser, although many end with cliffhangers. I included only books originally written in english, since it is easier to achieve a high word count in some languages than others, and english is the language i am most familiar with. It just so happens that most books arent written to be that long in the first place and in my humble opinion, if ayn rand had a better editor atlas shrugged would have lost about a hundred thousand words too, and most books of that length are unlikely to be popular, because the majority of people arent willing to read over a thousand pages.
Study help full glossary for atlas shrugged aristocracy of pull a new group of powerful men who have reached their status not by means of talent or initiative, but by means of political connections. Since atlas shrugged is 645,000 words in length, and has. I remember speaking at length with a youth minister who hoped to change my mind. The parts and chapters are named, and the titles typically suggest multiple layers of meaning and implication. Word count for famous novels organized by hawthorn mineart, under books, writing. The novel is written in a modern popular style and is mostly highly readable.
Get 15% off when you order 5 or more of this title for your book club. Three robberies at the same jewelry store in the last week, and now a fourth. Atlas shrugged is a huge sprawling dystopian novel that combines economics, science fiction, philosophy, and intrique. Atlas shrugged is the second most influential book for americans today after the bible, according to a joint survey conducted by the library of congress and the book of the month club. We carry the worlds largest selection of rare, signed, and manuscript ayn rand on the planet. Ayn rands literature of capitalism the new york times. Atlas shrugged, written by ayn rand, is by far the longest book i have ever read. Reading length provides a calculation for the word count of this book, find out how long it will take you to read. Ayn rand was an american novelist and philosopher and the creator of objectivism, which she called a philosophy for.
To find your reading speed you can take one of our wpm tests. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes. Every word of every book has been in my memory since i can remember. The atlas shrugged book club begins, polarized but polite. Atlas shrugged fanfiction archive with over 15 stories. Atlas shrugged includes elements of science fiction, mystery, and romance, and it contains rands most extensive statement of objectivism in any of her works of fiction the book depicts a dystopian united states. Born february 2, 1905, ayn rand published her first novel, we the living, in 1936.
Francine stared at her reflection in the full length mirror. This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the worldand did. Book is fine save for an unobtrusive previous owners stamp on front pastedown. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact. Famous book series and novel word counts number of words. Atlas shrugged by ayn rand, first edition, signed abebooks. Atlas shrugged book length search engine reading length.
This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. It was with the publication of the fountainhead 1943 and atlas shrugged 1957 that she achieved her spectacular success. Atlas shrugged on atlas shrugged, ayn rand quotes, cool. There are 1168 pages of small type, equating to 46 lines per full page, with on average around 14 words per line giving around 600 words per full page. What the looters call feeling isnt really feeling at all. You may not like rands politics or philosophy, but at its heart this story has a great female lead character who fights to be successful and competent. Atlas shrugged by ayn rand meet your next favorite book. Stephen kings the stand, dan browns the da vinci code and angels and demons. Full glossary for atlas shrugged book summaries, test. Atlas shrugged is it true that the word count for atlas.
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