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Title: Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson ISBN: 0-8021-3558-7 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: April, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.59 (85 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Fabulously researched and written. Highly entertaining
Comment: This is a first class biography by a world class journalist. Jon Lee Anderson's biography of Che Guevara is unparalleled in its scholarship and accessibility. Anderson uses his investigative skills as a journalist to uncover new information about the life and times of this loved and hated revolutionary. Anderson does so by living and traveling throughout Cuba and Latin America, as well as the former Soviet Union and the U.S., to interview key figures who knew Guevara first hand.
The book is well written and reads much like a bestselling novel. At almost 800 pages, this is not a light read. But it is well worth the time. Among other things, Anderson takes the reader behind the scenes at Guevara's childhood homes in Argentina and on his famous motorcycle trips throughout South America.
Later, the book transports readers into Che's apartment in Mexico, where he meets Fidel Castro for the first time. Anderson provides his readers with front row seats to the revolutionary battles that took place at and around the Sierra Maestra in 1950's Cuba. Readers are then led to follow Che into his role as a minister in Cuba's new revolutionary government. Then, after describing how Che made a feckless foray into the Congo to assist a revolutionary uprising there, Anderson follows Che into his final battle in Bolivia.
Throughout the biography, Anderson provides readers with detailed and documented access to key events (and books) that influenced Che's thinking and growth as a Marxist revolutionary. Moreover, the author does a good job of citing the original writings of Che and others near him. This makes readers (at least this one) almost feel as if they are firsthand witnesses to history.
Unlike many books on Che, Anderson's is thoroughly objective. The author paints a picture of Che that is both factual and well-rounded, leaving the reader to draw his or her own conclusions about the man and his actions. If the book has a weakness, it might be that many of its quotes are not clearly documented with footnotes. This could prove problematical for students who want to pursue their own research on Guevara. But for the majority of readers, this is a problem that is easily overlooked. I am glad that I read this book and cannot recommend it highly enough to anyone interested in its subject.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Scrupulous account of a life of a great revolutionary
Comment: This meticulously researched and clearly written biography of Che gives the reader all one wanted to know about the life and history of the revered revolutionary.
Although I found the book a bit slow as the author sift through the details of Ernesto Guevara's life, from the account of his early childhood to first loves and his youthful trips, I appreciated the amount of work the author had done in gathering actual quotes and comments about the heroes life from that period.
John Lee Anderson also does an excellent job walking us through the development of Guevara and his early influences as he graduates from Medical school and takes up traveling in South America once again. The reader almost grows up along with Ernesto and sees the influences of his early adulthood become his life long convictions that mad our hero famous and ultimately costing him his life.
I couldn't put the book down once the revolution started and Guevara became Che and the hero of the revolution. The details of gorilla life were gruesome and the pace of the book ran along a neck breaking speed as Guevara ran the revolution that changed millions of lives. At this point the book was once again nicely balanced between accounts of Che's life and the historical background that painted the landscape of Cuban revolutionary forces.
One disappointing detail of the book was a mention of the involvement of the Russians in the beginning phases of the revolution, but the subject was never fully developed. Che's trips abroad were also downplayed, especially his trip to China and his meeting with Mao.
Overall I would recommend this excellent and thorough book to anyone who is interested in Che, the Cuban revolution or the struggles of the people of South America in the middle of the twentieth century. It also offers a great perspective on the Cuban missile crisis and the Bay of Pigs.
Rating: 1
Summary: Awful
Comment: Speaking as El Che or as my friends call me Chevara, I am very disappointed in this book. There is no mention of my secret recipe for fried chicken, second this is a really bad picture it doesn't do enough to accentuate my beautful hair or brown eyes, and lastly it leaves out the fact that I am an accomplished accordian and kazoo player. But enough about me, if you want a truely unforgettable book I recommend Private Parts, or Miss America both are brilliantly writen and provide invaluable leadership in these troubled times.
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Title: Guerrilla Warfare: Che Guevara by Ernesto Guevara, Che Guevara, Marc Becker ISBN: 0803270755 Publisher: Bison Bks Corp Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $8.89 |
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Title:El Che: Investigating A Legend ASIN: B00007IDY3 Publisher: Kultur Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.96 |
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Title: Fidel: : A Critical Portrait by Tad Szulc ISBN: 0380808889 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Companero : The Life and Death of Che Guevara by Jorge G. Castaneda ISBN: 0679759409 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 27 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Che Guevara on Global Justice by Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Che Guevara, Ernesto Che Guevara, Maria del Carmen Ariet Garcia ISBN: 1876175451 Publisher: Ocean Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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