Beginning ~ a chunkster of a book!

This is the first line of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (1957).

"Who is John Galt?"

It's also the last line in that first chapter.  I'm about to read it with three in-town friends, and I'm inviting all of you to join me for a discussion at Book Buddies, my online book club.  It's a long book, but we plan to take it very slowly, one chapter at a time.  This is from eNotes:

"According to a 1991 Library of Congress report, it is considered the second most influential book after the Bible in the lives of its readers. A complex combination of mystery, love story, social criticism, and philosophical concepts, the 1,100 page novel embodies the author's passionate celebration of individualism, free will, capitalism, logic, and reason. ... The apathy of the people is summed up in a new slang expression, 'Who is John Galt?' which conveys hopelessness, fear, and a sense of futility, as well as everything unachievable and imagined."

"Sign up" to read it with me by leaving a comment, either here or at Book Buddies, where you'll find more information about the book.

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