ɪn hɪz ʌpbˈiːt ɹᵻvjˈuː ʌv ðɪs nˈɑːvəl, pˈiːɾɚ θˈɜːɹuː ɪnðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz sˈɛd “ɪɾ ɪz ɪnˈʌf tə sˈeɪ ðæt sˌoʊ ɹˈoʊlɪkɪŋ ænd mˈɪθɪkəl ɑːɹ ðɛɹ ɐdvˈɛntʃɚz ðæt kəmpˈæɹɪsənz mˈʌst biː mˌeɪd ænd ɑːɹ mˈeɪd, ɪn fˈækt, baɪ sˈɛvɹəl kˈæɹɪktɚz ɪnðə bˈʊk wɪð ˈeɪtʃ. ɹˈaɪdɚ hˈæɡɚdz "kˈɪŋ sˈɑːlɑːmənz mˈaɪnz"; "ðə lˈæst kˈæməl" sˈiːmz æt tˈaɪmz təbi ɐ hˈɑːmɪdʒ tə hˈæɡɚd.”
In his upbeat review of this novel, Peter Theroux in The New York Times said “It is enough to say that so rollicking and mythical are their adventures that comparisons must be made (and are made, in fact, by several characters in the book) with H. Rider Haggard's "King Solomon's Mines"; "The Last Camel" seems at times to be a homage to Haggard.”