This book is my least favorite of Rands, although still worth reading. I don't recall any paramount passages (such as d'Anconia's speech about money in [book: Atlas Shrugged]), and the plot is pretty straightforward: Guy lives in socialist society, guy starts liking girl, guy convinces girl to run off with him and live in a cabin in the woods, they become individuals.

If you're reading Rand's books to get a better sense of her ideas, there's no reason to read this one. If you want something that doesn't require too much thought and can be polished off on a rainy Saturday afternoon, there are worse choices.