Part two of this book starts out strong. Many things went on
and it kept me interested and it made me not want to put the book down. Rand
does a great job throughout the entire book of having a span of 6-7 pages of
conversation in which the reader feels like they have no idea what is going on
but at the same time they have an idea. This is how I felt at the beginning of
part two with Dr. Stadler. Soon, we learn that there are many problems
happening all at once: Dagny is cutting train schedules, Andrew Stockton
disappeared, no one can get any oil from Ellis Wyatt’s fields (he has also
disappeared), Lawrence Hammond is gone as well, and everyone except for Taggart
Transcontinental has moved from oil (since there are major shortages) to coal.
The fact that more than just Ellis Wyatt disappears makes the reader assert
that someone is taking these people out. It made me happy that Dagny realized
it as well, because usually authors make their characters oblivious to these
things, which in turn makes the reader frustrated.
I actually felt nervous at Jim’s wedding when Lillian
antagonized Dagny for wearing the Rearden Metal bracelet, but I was completely
surprised when Rearden took Dagny’s side. Now, I’m counting the paragraphs
until Hank’s divorce. Finally, Fransisco always entices me because of his
mysterious ways, and in the end of the chapter he becomes more mysterious than
ever when he announces that almost all mines will be destroyed in the coming
morning. I’m excited to see what happens.
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