This NY Times Sunday Book Review essay was written several months ago-a good friend sent it to me at the time, and pointed out the tragic humor of the Isabel Archer/Gilbert Osmond example. I found the essay to be a very humorous and interesting one, and I shared it with family members. They however were not as pleased! They thought it demonstrated caring far too much about insignificant details. I recently met someone and the essay topic came up again, as he knows the essayist and had gotten into a disagreement with her about it when the essay came out. It’s an essay that seems to be polarizing, and so I’m interested to hear what others-bookish or not-have to say!
I must say, that I also cringe when I hear people claim to
love Ayn Rand (often celebrity actors and Alan Greenspan). But I did think it was a bit funny for this essay to call out Rand enthusiasts-as the
Times had not that long before
published an article on the success of Rand devotees in the financial world.