outstanding listen!

at times overly detailed, but overall an amazing journey through different times and places. The narrator was outstanding too.

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Outstanding Literature

Compelling storyline, with brilliant narration throughout, especially with the excellent pronunciation of Arabic names and places, bringing the story to light

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An extraordinary read.

By his use of words and prose, you can tell Lawrence was a well educated man of his times. However some might find his use of language hard to follow; after all, this was written a century ago and language changes subtlety over time. His honesty and descriptive writing draw the reader into the terrible war in the sands.

This book is almost 2 books in one. Lawrence writes the first half in descriptive detail of the mundane daily routines, the geography and geology of the lands, the peoples and even the camels.
When he is captured by the Turks, there seems to be a change in Lawrence and his writing and the hate for his enemies, as his own eyes bare witness to atrocities.

This book should be made study reading in schools and collages instead of the mundane drivel of Shakespeare.

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An eye watering reflection of the time.

A highly engaging chronicle with too many facets to mention. This is no rom com, but well worth sticking with.

Brilliantly read by Roy McMillan.

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A good book

A long slow slogg through the desert. A personal account of an interesting but forgotten part of a global conflict.

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Good reading of a true classic

Wonderful to re-read Lawrence’s classic description of the Arab Revolt, and his own psychological struggles. Very well narrated: enough interest and variety in the voice without his intruding on the text.

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Fabulous

beautifully written and honest account - puts the modern ex-special forces accounts to shame. His insight into him and his motives is brutally candid. Wonderfully read

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A Triumph

Beautifully read unabridged and glorious. Lawrence's flowery prose given gravitas and can be enjoyed time and again.

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Hard to Start, then Astonishing

The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is written in what feels like a rather arcane, Gothic-style sermon-like English. This seems an odd choice because T. E. Lawrence is felt to be a modern figure in British history: his story is set during the mechanized 1914-1918 war, but in the middle-east, rather than the trenches of Europe. The book, because of its style is difficult at the start, but then through its moral complexity, its astonishing closeness to the motivation and events of the the life of T. E. Lawrence, the story becomes compelling. At its heart, and what makes the book profound, is the fact that is a moral journey within war, not just the memoir of a skilful soldier, or a story of blood and guts. In the end the intricate reading, and the polite British style of the reader, all make for an emotional and astonishing story. It is very good to have this audio-book and while its length and its complexity takes some effort to embrace, this challenge matches the scope of the story, the quality of the writing and the understanding it gives to the reader of T. E. Lawrence, and the books as a basis for an understanding of the contemporary politics and struggles of the present middle-east.

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Fantastic

Loved this book.

The History.

The Story.

The Narration.

Felt like I was there every step of the way.

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