Anthem - Ayn Rand

Anthem

By Ayn Rand

  • Release Date: 1938-01-01
  • Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Score: 4.5
4.5
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Description

Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published in 1938 in England. It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered another dark age characterized by irrationality, collectivism, and socialistic thinking and economics. Technological advancement is now carefully planned (when it is allowed to occur at all) and the concept of individuality has been eliminated.

Reviews

  • Great read

    5
    By PB Elder
    It reminds me so much of “We” but with a unique flourish and style. It is a cautionary tale of the result of unbridled socialism. However, the protagonist seems to be heading toward another extreme-of narcissistic individualism.
  • Great book

    5
    By J E S H
    Eye opening, and more relevant today than ever before. This book is a required read in my opinion, for anyone searching for actual knowledge in life, rather than the hogwash rhetoric that is being forcefed to them by the majority of the publications produced in today’s desensitized society.
  • Great

    5
    By -CR_
    Like each book she wrote
  • Fat w

    5
    By jakydee
    Love the band rush so we read the book and we love it
  • Ayn Rand is my hero!

    5
    By Lydian dominant
    One of my all time absolute favorites. So many beautiful eloquent quotes. This is a literary masterpiece.
  • Anthem

    5
    By 21st Century Seeker
    My first Ayn Rand book… Fantastic! I look forward to her other works!
  • Loved it

    5
    By CrAntrax
    It is an amazing book. It’s short as well for those that don’t enjoy long reads
  • Rand

    4
    By Qdog1463
    A little bit predictable, but a good read none the less.
  • Intriguing

    4
    By Gayleonly3337777777
    This distorted view of a not so perfect society really makes you ponder what is truly important. Although I don’t entirely agree with Ayn Rand’s conclusions, it was a good, quick read. Her ideas align more with an eastern mind or Hindu way of thinking.
  • A demented mind

    1
    By Fdndjdhd
    Rand self inserts and opines endlessly for the kind of fantastical island of a human she could never be.

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