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Title: Trading With the Enemy: A Yankee Travels Through Castro's Cuba by Tom Miller ISBN: 0-465-08678-0 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: June, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00

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Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (9 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Essentially a travelogue & diary
Comment: Miller concentrates on the people he meets and keeps away from politics.

The result is an entertaining account of his extended visit to Cuba including the time he spent in Havana and travelling throughout the country.

I found the book puts a more humanizing face on the country that is always dominated by coverage of Castro and his policies.

For me, this book is a good companion to Buena Vista Social Club in providing a non-political view of Cuba and Cubans.

Rating: 4
Summary: Good if dated introduction
Comment: I'm surprised at the dislike some reviewers have expressed towards this book. True, its dated picture of 1992-era Cuba does not ring entirely true compared to the country one sees today: more and more marked by tourism everyday. But Miller's funny, flowing writing style and encounters with everyone from literati to farmers to hustlers are rendered in an intelligent and observant way. His 'digressive' style of writing actually serves the material quite well, and preserves a chatty familiarity that does justice to what this is: a travel diary. It's a lot more astute than most of them.

Rating: 5
Summary: Dated, but still outstanding
Comment: Miller's book is written before the turn to tourism, which has dramatically transformed Cuba and Cubans. Those who read this and then travel there will find a very different country. Nevertheless, the book is useful for understanding a too often misunderstood society, one that remains one of the world's most culturally vibrant, despite hardships, blockades and misguided economic policies.

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