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Book Review of Anthem

Anthem
Anthem
Author: Ayn Rand
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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This is another futuristic prophesy in the vein of Zamiatins We, Huxleys Brave New World, Orwells 1984, Mores Utopia, and maybe even a precursor to Kurt Vonneguts Player Piano and Bradburys Fahrenheit 451. Collectivism reigns and life is a dictatorial caste system. Everyone is a collective person (we, they); there is no I. There is a ray of hope at the end. Maybe the world can be rebuilt as it was. To read this by itself loses something today. Read as many of the similar books as you can find.