Rand’s characters are over the top in the way of Homer’s. Caricatured archetypes.
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AS was a slog, but I came to really admire it. Individualism vs. collectivism writ large, with the collectivists always arguing for the "common good". But yeah, characters aren't realistic, they're avatars. Her own notes on this I find really interesting:https://ari.aynrand.org/ayn-rands-handwritten-notes-on-atlas-shrugged/ …
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Weirdly enough I still haven't gotten around to reading any of her stuff.
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