I highly recommend this book. I am always looking for something new to read. For a long time, I felt like this book was an unattainable goal. It's incredibly long, rife with interconnected sub-plots, deep themes and complicated relationships. It required me to think about the characters, their motivations, and their guiding philosophies. I like books that demand a little engagement of me.
As an English Literature/Philosophy double major, this book appealed to me on several different levels. Ayn Rand's philosophy of objectivism, the ego, and individualism shines through the well-developed characters. It's quite an undertaking -- nearly 800 pages -- but well worth the effort. I'm not great at book summaries but both Sparknotes - The Fountainhead & Wikipedia - The Fountainhead have excellent analyses of the book and its characters.
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