But, recognize it is a period piece, It reflects when Rand wrote it and in those days trains were the mode of travel so it is natural that a major backbone industry would be rail. What will amaze you if you read it today is the precise parallels with what your government is becoming. Confiscation of our very ideas to redistribute them to allow for fairness so that everyone can "succeed" in competition which isn't competing at all.

I don't have much confidence in the ability of the movie to really tell the story even IF all three parts get made, but you owe it to yourself to read the book.

I think she was an interesting person. and I think her philosophy on small government is great, but she loses me on altruism being selfish etc. I understand what she's trying to say about the latter, and I've learned enough about her early life to see why she felt that way. I simply disagree, so I don't feel like spending any more time reading her.