Anthem

If you've sampled some of Rand's other fiction, or maybe have heard of this book, but don't know much about it, this is a short story, more of a novelette than a novel. Written in an intentionally surrealistic style, this is a portrait of a dystopia, a reductio ad absurdum of collectivism.

And it's great. I don't think you need me to tell you that. This book ought to be talked about along with Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, 1984, but for some reason it isn't. It's a classic. Read it. But read it for what it is. Don't expect a novel. It's short.