Audiobook Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand in the ListenBook app
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Let's be honest: listening to Atlas Shrugged as an audiobook is like being trapped in a boardroom with a CEO who's convinced he invented capitalism while simultaneously refusing to pay for the coffee. Ayn Rand's 1957 magnum opus, sold in 37 million copies, arrives in audio form with all its trademark intensity-think of a lecture delivered by a self-righteous barista who's never heard of a counterargument.
The premise? A "motor of the world" (read: productive geniuses) goes on strike because society demands they serve altruism. The narration leans hard into that, with every character's dialogue sounding like a TED Talk delivered by someone who's never met a human being who disagrees with them. You'll hear the steel magnate declare, "I am the motor!" while simultaneously refusing to acknowledge that his "motor" is just a very expensive, very angry man.
Rand's philosophy-rational egoism, laissez-faire capitalism, and a deep distrust of "altruism"-gets packaged as thrilling action, but the "mystery" is just a series of people yelling at each other while the plot unravels like a poorly knotted rope. The book claims to "check every premise," but the only premise it checks is whether you'll tolerate hearing "reason" delivered like a sales pitch for a timeshare.
The audiobook's greatest irony? It's narrated with such fervent conviction that you almost believe the author's core argument: that selfishness is noble. Except, of course, when it's not-like when the protagonist's love interest suddenly becomes a "selfless" martyr, because obviously she's not the motor. The book's "revolution" is less a philosophical shift and more a very long, very loud pep talk for people who've already decided they're right.
By the time you reach the "rebirth of man's spirit" (a phrase that makes you want to scream into a pillow), you'll realize the real mystery isn't the plot-it's why anyone listens to this for 24 hours straight. But hey, if you're into audiobooks where the narrator's passion for capitalism rivals their hatred for "the looters," this might be your jam. Just don't expect it to make you think. It's more like a very loud, very confused pep rally for the ego.
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