My One Complaint About 'Atlas Shrugged'

Stuart K. Hayashi

February 2, 2005, marks 100 years to the day of Ayn Rand's birth. The day of the month is of particular importance because, on February 2, if a politician comes out and sees his shadow, we will have 80 more years of the welfare state.


As for Miss Rand's magnum opus, I enjoyed every syllable on each of the 1,087 pages of the paperback edition I read. Every paragraph created a vivid image that made me feel as if I were gazing upon an exquisite painting. I was actually sad that it had to end.

And so:

I have only one complaint about Atlas Shrugged: . . . It was too short.