Radical Soldier's Tale vs Seven Pillars of Wisdom: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British Personal narratives, Soldiers, Biography & Memoir, History
Radical Soldier's Tale
First published in 1988, The Radical Soldier’s Tale is both an introduction to and a transcript of his ‘Memoirs’, written after his retirement in 1881. In this autobiography he presents his life as a soldier during the…
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the autobiographical account of the experiences of British Army Colonel T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") while serving as a military advisor to Bedouin forces during the Arab Revolt…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Radical Soldier's Tale is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 13 for Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Radical Soldier's Tale | Seven Pillars of Wisdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (12486) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.2 (16) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (8) |
Reception
| Radical Soldier's Tale | Seven Pillars of Wisdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 12486 |
| Editions | 6 | 152 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 30628 |
| Reading it now | — | 3462 |
| Written reviews | — | 1078 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 13036 |
| Pages | 306 | 714 |