I wasn't very happy with the ending. I felt like the book started off strong and ended up straying from the main plot only to become a mouth piece for political/philosophic narration. Not that I necessary disagree with Ayn Rand's ideals, but it seemed sloppy to end the book as it did. This book was at least 4 stars throughout most of it, but I couldn't bring myself to give it 4 stars by the end.