I'm actually re-reading AS right now. Sorry to say but so far the word drivel comes to mind.
You just don't understand. He's just plain awesome, and no one understands it!
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Isn't that like, the bestest mostest awesome thing in the world!?!
Ok, I'll stop, I'm giving myself a headache. Fountainhead was drivel about a guy who was allegedly awesome and no one got it, FOR AN ENTIRE BOOK. AS is better, especially in the concepts department. Ah... how to put it kindly. Ayn was a bit much into the ubermenschen philosophy, at which I roll my eyes a bit. And long winded. But the concepts and most of the philosophy were really good. I just try to think of Fountain was a false start. Practice swing, you know? It doesn't really count.