[[Barbara Branden]] (the first wife of [[Nathaniel Branden]]) made the following observation of the criticisms of ''Atlas Shrugged'', as quoted by Harold Leiendecker of the ASPEC Writers' Workshop<ref name=Leiendecker>Leiendecker H, "Atlas Shrugged," ASPEC Writers' Workshop, n.d. Accessed May 5, 2009. <http://www.eckerd.edu/aspec/writers/atlas_shrugged.htm></ref>:{{cquote|The reviews of ''[[We the Living]]'' had been bad. The reviews of ''[[The Fountainhead]]'' had been worse. The reviews of ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' were savage.}}
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[[Barbara Branden]] (the first wife of [[Nathaniel Branden]]) made the following observation of the criticisms of ''Atlas Shrugged'', as quoted by Harold Leiendecker of the ASPEC Writers' Workshop:<ref name=Leiendecker>Leiendecker H, "Atlas Shrugged," ASPEC Writers' Workshop, n.d. Accessed May 5, 2009. <http://www.eckerd.edu/aspec/writers/atlas_shrugged.htm></ref>{{cquote|The reviews of ''[[We the Living]]'' had been bad. The reviews of ''[[The Fountainhead]]'' had been worse. The reviews of ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' were savage.}}
Herewith a sample of the reviews, as compiled by Harold Leiendecker in his essay:
Herewith a sample of the reviews, as compiled by Harold Leiendecker in his essay: