These debates pop up on all the Rand threads.
She wasn’t a great writer like many of the authors that are often listed - but her “idea” for her novel was fantastic.
Bingo! Well said. Some of her ideas may or may not be flawed, but some are unique (as in Objectivism's epistemology).
Her integration of it all with in a broad philosophy is revolutionary. And like all revolutionary ideas, it's easily misunderstood, especially by those who don't like what they hear and choose to misunderstand it.