We the Living

We the Living portrays the impact of the Russian Revolution on three people who demand the right to live their own lives. At its center is a girl whose passionate love is her fortress against the cruelty and oppression of a totalitarian state. Rand said of this book: "It is as near to an autobiography as I will ever write."©1936 Ayn Rand (P)1991 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

A remarkable semi-biographical novel!

Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum, who wrote using the pen name Ayn Rand, arrived in the US from Russia at age 26 in 1931 unable to speak English. A mere five years later she wrote her first novel in English titled We the Living. The story is of a young woman's life under communism and ultimately he escape from the USSR to freedom. The most important aspects of the book are about the deterioration of the lives of middle class Russians after the communists took control in 1917. Alisa Rosenbaum not only wrote using the pen name Ayn Rand but lived using that name.

We the Living is a good and well written book, but it does not measure up to the quality of her later works of fiction. It is still well worth an audible credit.

Just as good as Rand's other books

I have read Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead before I found this book and the three of them fit together perfectly. Anyone that has enjoyed any of Rand's book should read this one too.
The narrator does a good job and does not distract from the story.

Earth Shattering Amazing!

How does one use words to explain the literary journey we just experienced? I can't and will not try. Just amazing!

Ayn Rand's best book

This is a perfect combination of Ayn Rand and classic Russian literature. I love this novel.
I got a new perspective on post revolution Russian life in her unique perspective.

A harsh reminder

A little clumsy at times, but the harsh realities shine through the narrative. Stark & enlightened