Rand believed that her first novel, We the Living, was not widely reviewed, but Rand scholar Michael S. Berliner writes "it was the most reviewed of any of her works", with approximately 125 different reviews being published in more than 200 publications.
Rand credea că primul ei roman, Noi, cei vii, nu a fost recenzat prea mult, dar biograful lui Rand, Michael S. Berliner, spunea că „a fost cel mai recenzat din oricare dintre operele ei”, cu aproximativ 125 de recenzii diferite publicate în peste 200 de publicații.