Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life (Revised Edition) (Paperback)

from GRB

Prepare to be enthralled! To describe Che as a complex personality is much more than a cliché. You will be touched by his tenderness while being horrified at his cruelty. You will be enamoured by his sense of humour while being dismayed by his arrogance. You will be relieved that his dreams were ...

from Clurb

A big, fat, comprehensive, all-encompassing, get-your-teeth-around-it biography. Well written and researched and not for the faint hearted.

from Cecrow

Ernesto "Che" Guevara's legacy was to become more symbol than man, his image made a statement. This biography sheds all of these trappings to examine the man himself, as Jon Lee Anderson tells a comprehensive story from birth to death without any gaps. Che was firstborn of four children to an upp...

from getupkid10

The only thing that kept me from giving this book 5 stars was its length. Anderson, who had unprecedented access to Che's diaries, as well as the diaries and interviews of his friends and his family, writes a ridiculously detailed bio of the modern world's most visible, least understood character...

from wesh

Anderson's even-handed treatment of a controversial individual in world history is an enjoyable, even easy read. He contextualizes Guevara's life with good information about his family and the political times during his development.