Seven Pillars of Wisdom vs The Great War: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: World War I, Soldiers, History

Seven Pillars of Wisdom T. E. Lawrence · 1905 ★★★★☆ 3.9 714 pages · ≈ 13 h 13 m · Challenging

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

Arabs British Personal narratives Campaigns Social life and customs

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The Great War Michael Morpurgo · 2014 ★★★★☆ 3.8 303 pages · ≈ 5 h 37 m · Moderate

An anthology of stories inspired by objects from the First World War. It is a collection of stories by bestselling authors, each inspired by a different object from the First World War. Each object illuminates an aspect…

Child and youth fiction World War War Historical Fiction

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The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
The Great War is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 13 for Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom has the widest readership — 12486 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? The Great War ≈ 5h vs 13h for Seven Pillars of Wisdom New to the genre? The Great War Moderate vs Challenging for Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Scores by source

	Seven Pillars of Wisdom	The Great War
Goodreads	3.9 (12486)	—
Hardcover	4.2 (16)	3.0 (1)
Apple Books	4.5 (8)	—
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Reception

	Seven Pillars of Wisdom	The Great War
Ratings	12486	1
Editions	152	5
Film adaptations	1	—
Want to read	30628	—
Reading it now	3462	—
Written reviews	1078	—
Wikipedia attention	13036	335834
Pages	714	303
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Seven Pillars of Wisdom or The Great War?

Seven Pillars of Wisdom has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Seven Pillars of Wisdom 3.9/5, The Great War 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: Seven Pillars of Wisdom or The Great War?

The Great War is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Great War (303 pages, ≈ 5 h 37 m); Seven Pillars of Wisdom (714 pages, ≈ 13 h 13 m).

Which is harder to read: Seven Pillars of Wisdom or The Great War?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Seven Pillars of Wisdom: Challenging; The Great War: Moderate.

Have both books been made into films?

Seven Pillars of Wisdom: 5 film adaptations; The Great War: no film adaptation on record.