Continuing the discussion from Chat Room/Open Topic Experiment - #60 by Fire
Yes, I think Rand’s non-fiction is typically way easier than Popper’s. Popper’s earliest stuff, like The Logic of Scientific Discovery, is what I found the hardest (I’ve actually never made it all the way through LScD), and his later stuff, like Unended Quest, is what I found the easiest. Note that LScD was originally written in German, which is probably part of the issue.
I don’t think it comes down to subject matter (you might want to check out Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, since that’s regarded as the driest and most technical thing Rand wrote, and see what you think). I think Rand was a better, clearer, more concise, “punchier” writer than Popper. Popper’s writing style is way more academic.