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I found a copy of this on our Nile river cruise ship, on the way from Edna to Aswan. Great company.
— Jan 05, 2026 04:35AM
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Anca starts too many books at once & finishes too few
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The more I get into the book, the more Fiennes’ interruptions with his experience in Oman seem intrusive—drawing attention away from his subject to himself comes off as somewhat narcissistic, particularly when the intrusions are more forced and not so natural.
— Jan 08, 2026 07:19PM
Anca starts too many books at once & finishes too few
is on page 48 of 400
I am enjoying the book most when Fiennes concentrates on Lawrence. The weaving of his own experiences in Oman is less successful — often it seems stretched and self-congratulatory. Oh well. Thankfully, it is hard to mar the strength of Lawrence and Feisal as subjects of this military and historical, and to some extent social, biography.
— Jan 05, 2026 08:27AM
