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Indlæser... Vi, der lever (1936)af Ayn Rand
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. http://pro-libertate.net/20151223/283-read-we-living ( ) This book is one of the toughest books I have read in terms of personal conviction. Do I hate this book ? No. Do I love this book ? No . But this book made me question the otherwise black and white convictions that I have had. For me , as I started the book . I knew I should love Kira, my personal convictions demanded this . But was she really the hero that the novel made her to be ? Whatever she did , was it so different than what Andrei did. Both of them were driven by personal convictions whether it be personal gratification or belief in a social cause , which can also be considered as personal gratification . So , why was she made the undisputed Heroine? For me, the undisputed hero of this novel is Andrei . His growth was tremendous and he always showed the strength of his character till the very last , where Madam Rand unnaturally decided to cut him off cause such nobel a character can never survive ; this is my only complain against Andrei Taganov. Coming to think of it , I really liked Leo with his characteristic selfishness . He , I believe , represented "The Art of Selfishness" till the very end . But, unfortunately I cannot say that for Kira. Personally, I cannot appreciate a lady who puts her entire hopes , aspiration, wishes etc on to a guy . She holds a mantel in her heart , an untouched mantel ; which I believe was not at all her responsibility or also was not something so exalted as the entire novel . Yes, I hoped in the end she would do something for herself but she again chose to follow her dreams , the dreams she thought Leo was capable of living. I don't understand her. I know my hatred towards her is a knee jerk reaction and I hope with time I can become un affected enough to see her as Rand made her . But till then , I despise her. As a reader , I have no complain against the writing style. The closing chapter can be compared to a few of my favorite chapters. The heart wrenching desperation was very , very real unlike other "Individual V/s State" and "dystopic" materials I have read. This book will not be one of my favorites , not yet but will surely be one of the books with the highest learning graph. I loved the writing in this book, and even though I didn't agree with so much of what the main characters did, I was still intrigued by them and wanted to get to know them. I found myself thinking about them when I wasn't reading, as though they were real people. Granted, I can't understand Kira's obsession with Leo, but I believe she had an inner strength despite all that. I would absolutely despise life in a socialist/communist state, and I have all the more respect and admiration now for those who fought/fight against the system. Rand's characters here may seem a bit extreme, but then again, so is blind adherence to a political system that eats its own. Publicada por primera vez en 1936, Los que vivimos es un retrato vibrante y conmovedor del impacto que tuvo la Revolución rusa en un grupo de seres humanos que no exigían más que el derecho a vivir su vida y a buscar la felicidad. Su protagonista, Kira, alter ego de la autora, estudia ingeniería y sueña con construir puentes, pero es expulsada de la universidad por sus ideas. El hombre del que está enamorada, Leo, hijo de un héroe zarista, no encuentra trabajo debido a su pasado familiar. Desesperados por subsistir, piden ayuda a Andrei, un joven comunista que ama a Kira y está convencido de la bondad del comunismo y la revolución. No se trata sólo de un relato político. Cuenta la historia de los hombres y las mujeres que tuvieron que luchar para sobrevivir bajo las banderas rojas y los eslóganes comunistas. Y es, además, un retrato de lo que eso supuso. ¿Qué pasó con los que osaron mostrarse desafiantes? ¿Ante quienes sucumbieron? Después de huir de Rusia a Estados Unidos, Ayn Rand quedó perpleja por el modo en que muchos intelectuales y políticos estadounidenses observaban con complacencia el auge del comunismo. Para desmontar ante ellos el «noble ideal» del colectivismo escribió esta novela, redescubierta tras el éxito de La rebelión de Atlas. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Efter revolutionen vender Kira og Leo - begge fra aristokratiet - tilbage til 1920'ernes Rusland. Uden kommunistiske sympatier bliver det en daglig kamp for at overleve - og deres kærlighed lider under det. No library descriptions found. |
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