There are Two Novels That Can Change a Bookish 14 Year Old's Life:

[trailmonkee]

Found on the Being Liberal Fan Page

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Damn right!

[TDale313]

2. Absolutely. n/t

[ismnotwasm]

3. Oh, so fucking right on!!!!

[adieu]

4. I thought

Paul Krugman was the one who made that quote.

[FleetwoodMac]

5. Krugman quoted John Rogers

As you can see here.

[Tunkamerica]

6. I wish there was a better comparison since "The Lord of Rings"

is such an interminably boring book. I read the series and was bored throughout first as a 12-13 yr old and later when I was in my 20's. I never tried Ayn Rand but I had a buddy who did and he thought she had some good ideas. I knew nothing of her at the time besides a near psychic knowledge that she was bad news. But, having not read her I didn't discourage his one reading excursion in 4 years.

[trailmonkee]

7. read them all... and them some...

Never read ayn rand though

[Tunkamerica]

8. I got through the series and at times thought I enjoyed it

I just remember wishing I could skip muliple pages, though I would never do that.