Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Audiobook

" i read this book so long ago that i have almost completely forgotten i have ever read it... "

" EXCELLENT! Makes story of Christ fresh--very descriptive-great story and faith "

" The scenes involving leprosy are very poignant, among others. "

" I was more than a little surprised that I like this. I liked the movie but the book was really good. And after watching the movie again, I was surprised at how closely it stuck to the original book. Definitely worth the reading. "

" As good as the movie, which won a record number of Academy Awards. "

" An exciting novel from New Testament times. I couldn't put it down. "

" This is one of my all-time favorite books. It appeals to some core thing inside me. Many books have impacted me--in fact, I think all books a person reads impact them, for better or worse, in at least a small way. But this one hit me in the gut. It ripped open and healed at the same time. "

" This is an epic book. I have never watched the movie, so I didn't know what I was getting in to, but it was awesome. Balthazar was by far my favorite character. The words of wisdom that flowed from his mouth were inspiring. It did have the tendency to get a little wordy, but an excellent read! "

" Decent story. But muddling through the plodding, Victorian language was a headache. "

" Very good book. The story was very interesting. The life of Christ was beautifully interwoven with the live of Ben-Hur. It is a great story. Its only drawback is it being an older book it seemed to be a little too wordy; perhaps too much description. "

" I give it 3 stars for being so bone-crushingly long. But it was good. Way too Christian for something I would pick out for myself to read. Guess that's why my Aunt gave it to me. "

" One of the only books I have read that the movie was better! "

" I was flipping channels yesterday and fell into Ben Hur. I've read it several times over the years. It never disapoints! "

" I don't remember anything except that it was awesome! "

" Amazing book. I read it twice. "

" I can't believe I had never read this; now one of my top 3 all-time favorites. "

" Was really good at the beginning, then the details started making it excrutiatingly bland. I definately love the story though. Its awesome. I wanna c the movie! "

" I am a cheater and counting watching the movie as reading the book. I justified it by looking at the quantity of books I have read just in the last year. "

" I found the interweaving of the Christ story and Ben-Hur's story a bit clumsy. "

" The film and the more recent made for tv remake (especially) were more engaging to be honest. Despite seeing two adaptations beforehand I could barely follow the plot of this. "

" The written story is not as "exciting" as the movie. I think the screenwriters did a great job converting the book to the movie with Charlton Heston. At times the book drags on. But in spite of the slow pace in certain sections of the book, it is still a good read! "

" I may try this again someday, but it moved entirely too slowly to hold my interest. I suppose that was to be expected considering its age... "

" This book is great, a treasure. It is a story set in Israel at the time of Christ, so aspects of Jesus' life are incorporated into the book. The first part is a bit slow, the story of the wisemen, but those characters emerge later in the book, so worth the read. "

" Great imagery- i reread the first 60 pages 4x just cuz- "

" I found this free on Kindle or would have never read it. It's a long book. Totally different than the movie. Great historical fiction! "