Personally, this was a frustrating read, but I very much enjoyed the background on architecture. My major difficultly was that it was hard to like any of the characters or feel sympathetic toward any but Roark. But the parallels to Frank Lloyd Wright and the wonderful descriptions of art theory and architecture made glad to have finished this book, and I would tentatively recommend it to those with interest in either of those subjects.

Oh yea! One of my fave's. Fantastic! I mean really fantasy but fantastic! Ya there are issues, what and who doesn't have issues. The whole 'purpose' thing. Whatever! IT IS A GREAT BOOK.
p.s. Read Atlas Shrugged.

I'll never forget being just a little kid, home from school, sick in bed watching TV. I thought I was viewing a boring ol' adult soap opera, but when I witnessed Roarks drawings transforming into actual buildings, it inspired me to no ends.

For the first time, I couldn't wait to grow up and have that kind of 'bigger than life' fun with art. The movie really expanded my thinking by embedding my brain with new ideas of artistic integrity.

I was thrilled to discover the book in my late teens. It's a story that everyone should experience for themselves.
I highly recommend the tale of Howard Roark and his battle to fulfill his artistic vision.