[rdouble]

As the book is so poorly written, those who enjoy it as literature are indeed in a small club.

[scarmig]

As a writer, Rand gets better as she gets shorter. I'd say she never gets to the point where she could be called a good writer, but she does sometimes reach for and achieve passable.

[trimbo]

Heh. More along the lines of a good story. Though I have to admit, I had to skim John Galt's 50 page monologue.