There isn't a work of fiction that can rival this incredible true story it's as if most works of fiction strive to achieve what happened for these two years in the deserts of Arabia through the eyes of a single, odd Englishman during World War I. One of the things that is striking about this book, particularly bearing in mind when it was written, is that it is very personal and honest and Lawrence lets you see inside his head and often enough you would rather not look but he was such an extraordinary and strange man you can't stop yourself listening. I laughed on a few occasions, but more often I found myself going "ewww". His accents, his timing.I couldn't fault it.ĭid you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
What about Roy McMillan’s performance did you like? Some of the battle descriptions are quite grim, but particularly disturbing was the description of his capture and torture by Turkish troops. The way Lawrence wrote about Auda, he seemed clearly in awe of him. He is such a larger than life character, its almost difficult to believe that such an extraordinary person ever lived. I love the descriptions of Auda of the Abu Tayi and his various exploits. There are so many it is difficult to choose, and so much variation. What was one of the most memorable moments of Seven Pillars of Wisdom? This memoir has so much detail, and so much happens, and it is so full of strange sounding names of tribes and tribal leaders and places, and so much intrigue, that it is possible to thoroughly enjoy going through it once to get the big picture and then go through it again to go over the details you missed the first time and still thoroughly enjoy it the second time! Would you listen to Seven Pillars of Wisdom again? Why?
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