reads

i've absorbed two books lately that have addicted my time. anna karenina - tolstoy and atlas shrugged - ayn rand.

i was surprised to had been so entrenched. tolstoy depth and richness of his characters is like none i've ever experienced. i'm sure i've read some others that have amazingness, but somehow his grasp of the male and female core is quite astounding to me.

ayn rand is a philosophy that i can understand but do not fully believe. her fantasies and characters are delightful. you can connect to them more if you are female:) she was born in Russia in 1906 and wrote this in 1957. she described this as her "magnum opus". Not having read any other i cannot compare but it was certainly magnificent. there are parts especially at the end where her style of "preaching" goes on and on and on...i'm not exaggerating.

i was browsing for a different read and stumbled upon "unless" - carol shields.