Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Audiobook

" In this book Judea Ben-Hur acctidently slips a peice of concrete onto the the kings head. Will he ever excape from the Romans? Read to find out. "

" This was my favorite book as a kid. I read it 10 times - no joke. It's been a few years since the last time I read it, but I think it's one that withstands the test of time. "

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

" Finally done. The first half of the book had good moments but was too slow overall. But the second half was great - fast-moving and interesting. I'm glad to be done and free to read other things. "

" Amazing book. I read it twice. "

" Good story. Let down a bit by an overly simplistic ending. "

" Great epic story - changing of a man; first being rather important person (Jewish prince), than landing on the bottom the society because of stupid accident and than becoming a Roman citizen. Gripping story. "

" 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. "

" Starts incredibly slow, way too much irrelevant information. About a third of the way in the story picks up for a pretty good ending. "

" This is a fun read (and MUCH better than the epic movie). It gives life to the 3 kings of the Christmas story and parallels the life of Jesus. Even if religion is not your thing, is is a fun book. Of course the hero overcomes all adversity, gets the girl and punishes the ad guy "

" Not great literature, but good historical fiction and a riveting story. Wallace performed extensive historical research for the book and it shows. As always, the book contains several important sub-plots left out of the film. "

" After trying to read this several times in the past couple years I finally finished it a couple weeks ago. It's a really awesome book. It's exciting and has some very moving parts if you are a person of faith. I listened to it as an audio book. It is very detailed in its visual descriptions. "

" Read thus 100 years ago. Saw the movie more than a couple of times....keep forgetting how violent it is! "

" I have a hardcover copy, printed by Dean & Son Ltd. "

" I liked it pretty good, but sometimes it went on and on about stuff that really didn't have much to do with the plot.:P "

" The books are always better than the movies. "

" I can only remember parts of this story, but I do remember really liking it. It's defintely something I'll reread some day. "

" Wallace's eloquent address of the intra-faith belief systems and the conflicts which are associated with them offers a unique and somewhat liberal viewpoint for the period. "

" Here is a tale of love, of betrayal, of revenge, of hatred, and of redemption. You don't want to miss this! "

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

" I'm a Ben-hur loser--I didn't really read this book. I know a lot of people like it and that it's been hugely popular with American readers, but I had a hard time getting into it. I want to watch the movie though. "

" I love tis book it was the process of the Authors conversion to Christ, and it is wonderful "

" Hardcore fans would better appreciate the unabridged version, since it keeps in all of Wallace's details. But this isn't bad to get the main body of the story. I've read it about 2-3 times already. "

" So far, I'm kinda torn. The writing is beautiful. However, there is a lot of it. I confess I didn't truly finish it. I skipped a lot, skimmed a lot, and read the severely condensed version. I think this a great book for long winter evenings. And it is a beautiful book. "