I read it when I was just 17 years old, and at that time it was hugely influential in my life. The philosophy behind her writing is rational self interest. In other words, she believed that our purpose in life is to pursue our own happiness. As I've gotten older, I have found that philosophy to be a little simplistic, but also believe there is some truth in it. I never found either The Fountainhead or Atlas Shrugged to be too tedious, and in fact have reread both of them a number of times through the years.
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