There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.
Thanks to Rob Farley.
*snort*
The first book I remember my mother reading aloud to me was... The Hobbit. She did a great Gollum voice!
Never read Atlas Shrugged and have never really felt the need to do so.
Posted by: Rana | Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Priceless!
Atlas Shrugged really needs to be put in Golden Comics form.
Posted by: actor212 | Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 09:07 PM
"Baggins! We hates it!"
I don't think I could read Atlas Shrugged with laughing aloud.
Posted by: toby | Friday, March 27, 2009 at 09:30 AM
I thought John Galt was mean, but then my formative books at 14 ran more toward Little Woman than either Rand or Tolkien.
Thanks for the quote!!
Posted by: Sherry Chandler | Friday, March 27, 2009 at 01:54 PM