I just recommended it myself to a depressed conservative friend. And ... haven’t read it for at least 10 years ... I’m not depressed, but I could revisit it.
Favorite line: (paraphrasing)
Toohey: Now that we are alone, Howard, no one listening, what do you really think of me?
Roarke: But, I don’t think of you.
Some of Ayn’s comebacks are the best part of her writing.