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Violence
Some
Some violence including a train disaster with mass casualties
Language
Barely any
Minimal mild language
Sexual Content
A lot
Extended romantic relationships described in detail; includes a scene of rough consensual sex
Substance Use
None
Minimal substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Strongly ideological content presenting rational self-interest as the foundation of morality
What this book is about
In a near-future America where government expands control over industry and the country crumbles, railroad executive Dagny Taggart and steel magnate Hank Rearden fight to keep civilization running while the world's great minds mysteriously disappear. Rand's magnum opus, over 1,100 pages, is equal parts thriller, romance, and philosophical manifesto for Objectivism—the belief that rational self-interest is the supreme virtue. Beloved by libertarians and pilloried by critics for its didacticism.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Explicit sexual scenes
Strongly ideological (Objectivist) content
Mass casualty disaster scene
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