The first few decades of the 20th century saw many varieties of collectivism taking over the world. The novelette was written in 1937 with the 20th Century rife with political conflicts, revolutions, and dictatorships that operated with the ideology of collectivism, Ayn Rand was trying to predict an extreme case of retrogression of the human race if totalitarianism is allowed to prevail. I guess it could be good for highlighting if you dont want to taint your physical copies of the original works.Ayn Rand’s major aim in writing Anthem was to project her philosophy of individualism and to warn of the evils of totalitarianism and collectivism. If you want to read the new content, buy a used copy or sit in a library for an hour.

if you're unfamiliar with her works, i feel like this might contain too many spoilers, if you are familiar with her work there is nothing new here. What does Anna Fields bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book? What could Ayn Rand have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

If you are familiar with these already and are looking for something new on objectivism this isn't it. This book starts with an original essay and introduction- however the remainder of the book is large passages from her earlier works and novels. This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? If you want her fiction, listen to 'Atlas Shrugged,' if you want her philosophy, go listen to 'Objectivism,' or 'The Virtue of Selfishness.' If you want to save yourself time and money - skip her philosophy and just enjoy her fiction for what little its worth. Aside from the merits of her thoughts (which aren't very interesting or deep: Just think you are your self because- you are yourself and that is enough to justify anything) the presentation should be enough to turn people away from this production. This leaves the listener feeling that Rand did not want to take the time to put her ideas in a different format, instead leaving 'The New Intellectual' simply re-published thoughts that are unrevised. Rand tries to explain her philosophy of Objectivism (which, I might add, is not considered worth while by any serious philosophers) but does so primarily through the excessively long harangues found in her fiction. I will admit that my perspective may be slightly biased since I am not a Rand fan, but it seems to me that this was a boaring, ill-thought out book.

If you are looking to waste your time and money (or book credit) this is your book.

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