When summer is over

After a long and inspiring summer I will take up bloging again. Among the books I have read during the last months there are especially two I would like to recommend. The first one I’ve mentioned before: Atlas shrugged, by Ayn Rand. Not only a fantastic novel about the struggle of a few against the madness of so many. In Atlas shrugged you can find Rand’s entire philosophy, not only her political ideals but also her principles when it comes to philosophy, human rights, morality, friendship and love. A truly addicting novel…which, in the end, makes you regret that it is “only” 1200 pages long…

The second book to recommend is also by Rand; Fountainhead. After reading Atlas shrugged I could hardly imagine to find equally inspiring reading. But I did. Fountainhead is a story about entrepreneurship and morality, about integrity and individualism. Here Rand goes a lot deeper into the characters of the book than in Atlas shrugged. Their personalities are more complex and are allowed more deliberation of their own. Again, a book that is very hard to let go of…