JJ.Boston rated The fountainhead: 1 star
The fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand. It was Rand's first major literary success and brought her fame …
Horribly written, except 1st two chapters!
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JJ.Boston stopped reading The fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand. It was Rand's first major literary …
JJ.Boston reviewed Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Widely considered one of the greatest American nov- els, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the …
A classic for a reason.
4 stars
Very good book.
JJ.Boston reviewed Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Badly written IMO. Did not enjoy.
1 star
I have no idea how this became a classic. It was very badly written.
JJ.Boston finished reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
JJ.Boston reviewed 1984 by George Orwell
The year 1984 has come and gone, but George Orwell's prophetic, nightmarish vision in 1949 …
My former favorite book, liked it better in my youth, but still really good
5 stars
My former favorite book (before I discovered The Moon is Down). I first read it in high school. I liked it better in my youth, when it appealed to the teen angst in me, but still a classic for a reason.
JJ.Boston reviewed The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry
The Giver is a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry. It …
good book, more for YA than adults
4 stars
Decent book. Well written. More appropriate for YA readers, but as an adult I can still appreciate it. Wish I could give it 3.5 stars instead of 4 (or 3), but rounded up to 4 because I probably would have liked it more in my youth.
JJ.Boston finished reading The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry
The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry
The Giver is a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society …
JJ.Boston reviewed The fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand. It was Rand's first major literary …
AWFUL, except the first 2 chapters: a libertarian grocery list
1 star
I knew in advance that I disagreed with Rand's political views (nothing I shy away from), but after listening to somewhere between 25% to 50% of the audio book, I found the writing so awful (except for the first chapter or two that were actually pretty well written) that I returned the audiobook for a refund... and it is not at all in my nature to ask for refunds. After chapter 2, the book reads like a libertarian grocery list. Read "Puerto Paz" instead.
JJ.Boston started reading The fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand. It was Rand's first major literary …
Other than the first 2 chapters, so badly written that I quit after about 13 chapters.
JJ.Boston reviewed The man in the high castle by Philip K. Dick
Overview: It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still …
Great premise, terrible execution.
1 star
Great premise, terrible execution.
JJ.Boston finished reading The man in the high castle by Philip K. Dick
The man in the high castle by Philip K. Dick
Overview: It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. …
One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated …
a classic for a reason
4 stars
Good book, especially for YA readers, but can appreciate as an adult too.
JJ.Boston finished reading To Kill a Mockingbird (To Kill a Mockingbird, #1) by Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird (To Kill a Mockingbird, #1) by Harper Lee
One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than 40 languages, …
JJ.Boston finished reading On the road by Jack Kerouac
On the road by Jack Kerouac
Story of two restless young men in the late 1940s who cross and recross America, encountering parties, girls, drugs, loneliness …