Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ [Hardcover]

Lew Wallace (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 491 pages
• Publisher: Harper & brothers (1922)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0006AJCGM
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.7 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,421,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Read the book, July 28, 2007

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Patricia R. Andersen "redheaded booklover" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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Yes, you've seen the Oscar winning movie. You've seen Charlton Heston play Ben Hur and you think you know what the book is all about.
But similiar to the way the Harry Potter fans compare the movies to the books and see the many differences in the pair, the same is true for "Ben Hur". I'm not saying "Ben Hur" is a bad movie - it most certainly isn't and "Ben Hur" won 11 Oscars to prove it. But there is something different about reading the book.
The story is well known. Prince Judah Ben-Hur and Messala were childhood friends. Messala becomes extremely loayal to Rome and banishes Ben-Hur's family. Ben Hur is enslaved on a war ship. Somehow, he makes it back to Rome and decides to take revenge against Messala.
He changes and decides he wants to give up the sword. A simple story, told without the Hollywood spectacle, is extremely moving. You get to see the internal workings of the man as he struggles between revenge and redemption. I recommend this book highly.