Beggars In Spain

This novel is way too heavy in convoluted philosophies and way too light in actual action (the flaw of a novella expanded into a novel?). I found the two competing philosophies to be almost indistinguishable however; and all of it is far too reliant on Ayn Rand for my personal comfort. The underlying plot might almost have made for a great story, if only we had been given more of it. The extreme negative view of humanity and the wholesale hatred was rather depressing.