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IceWarm
Joined: Dec 22 2008
Location: Breckenridge, Colorado
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Has anybody here read Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand? I just downloaded the audio book version and am looking forward to giving it a listen. I read that the basis for the game BioShock was based largely on this book. The length of the audio book is around 55 hours, thankfully it is broken up into 10 minute long MP3 files. Well if anybody here has read it please share your thoughts.
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 "Anybody who ever built an empire, or changed the world, sat where you are now. And it’s because they sat there that they were able to do it."
"Fighting in a basement offers a lot of difficulties, number one being, you're fighting in a basement."
"You're Not So Tough Without Your Veggie!" |
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Slayer1
Title: ,,!,, for you know who
Joined: Sep 23 2008
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simple
*me gives IceWarm a gun and a bullet*
Figure it out for yourself .... 
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Greg the White
Joined: Apr 09 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
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Good story. I flew through it because the characters and story kept it addictive. If you're looking for a philisophical thing from it like other people do, you can do better. It's mostly straw men, and weighted arguments. It normally wouldn't bother me, but her psychotic fans really push it up as Bible 2: The Sequel, so it felt like she could have put her arguments up against a much better enemy if it she thought it was so solid.
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Cattivo
Joined: Apr 14 2006
Location: Lake Michigan
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IceWarm
Joined: Dec 22 2008
Location: Breckenridge, Colorado
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I'm really enjoying the book so far. I'm only on the second chapter but it is pretty good. I'm actually reading a print edition I found at my parent's house. Small ass print and 1000+ pages.
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"Anybody who ever built an empire, or changed the world, sat where you are now. And it’s because they sat there that they were able to do it."
"Fighting in a basement offers a lot of difficulties, number one being, you're fighting in a basement."
"You're Not So Tough Without Your Veggie!" |
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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
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IceWarm
Joined: Dec 22 2008
Location: Breckenridge, Colorado
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Yeah, I'm on the second chapter and I figured what it is promoting and I don't really agree with it to the extreme presented in the book.
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"Anybody who ever built an empire, or changed the world, sat where you are now. And it’s because they sat there that they were able to do it."
"Fighting in a basement offers a lot of difficulties, number one being, you're fighting in a basement."
"You're Not So Tough Without Your Veggie!" |
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
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| I don't really agree with it to the extreme presented in the book. |
Would ya kindly give a round of BioShock a chance? 
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"Life is a waste of time. Time is a waste of life. Get wasted all the time, and you'll have the time of your life!" |
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IceWarm
Joined: Dec 22 2008
Location: Breckenridge, Colorado
Posts: 1691
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| lordsathien wrote: |
| IceWarm wrote: |
| I don't really agree with it to the extreme presented in the book. |
Would ya kindly give a round of BioShock a chance? |
I played and beat BioShock on the 360 when it came out in 2007. It was my game of the year for 2007 as well.
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"Anybody who ever built an empire, or changed the world, sat where you are now. And it’s because they sat there that they were able to do it."
"Fighting in a basement offers a lot of difficulties, number one being, you're fighting in a basement."
"You're Not So Tough Without Your Veggie!" |
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MOGHARR
Title: The Original CandyWafer
Joined: Apr 05 2007
Location: Under Jolly Roger
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| lordsathien wrote: |
| IceWarm wrote: |
| I don't really agree with it to the extreme presented in the book. |
Would ya kindly give a round of BioShock a chance? |
Dude, when I got to that part...man. It was like "STUFF IS HAPPENING NOW!"
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"Well I don`t judge most things by graphics, reality has amazing graphics, and I don`t like it, that`s why I play video games." Laminated Sky on Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker |
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