Mind Blowing. I definitely love Atlas Shrugged more though. AS is all the more mind blowing, plus there were times in The Fountainhead when I felt like the Dominque and Roark weren't being "human." Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that Rand's characters (the "heroes") are practically like gods with few pitfalls, but there were times when D & R were SO extreme in their behavior/decisions. AS definitely does a better job in making the characters' actions realistic even if they are extreme. I loved seeing the unpolished Objectivism shine through the whole book. Everyone should read this book, but read AS first if you're only going to read one or the other.