> We met at a used book store, her checking out my massive Ayn Rand purchase and disclosing with a soft smile, "Atlas Shrugged was my favorite book when I was 14 and I re-read it every 2 years since."

I can’t tell if this is satire, and I’m worried that it isn’t. I say that as someone who also doesn’t hate that book.

Yeah, I had the same thought, even as someone who also loved Ayn Rand at the age of 14.