Difference between revisions of "The Value Of Nothing/Two Novels"
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| text = There are two novels that can transform a bookish fourteen-year-old's life: ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''Atlas Shrugged''. One is a childish daydream that can lead to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood in which large chunks of the day are spent inventing ways to make real life more like a fantasy novel. The other is a book about orcs. | | text = There are two novels that can transform a bookish fourteen-year-old's life: ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''Atlas Shrugged''. One is a childish daydream that can lead to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood in which large chunks of the day are spent inventing ways to make real life more like a fantasy novel. The other is a book about orcs. | ||
| cite = [[Raj Patel]], "{{Link |The Value Of Nothing}}" p. 172. | | cite = [[Raj Patel]], "{{Link |The Value Of Nothing}}" p. 172. | ||
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