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Che Guevara: The Life and Death of Che Guevara | 
 enlarge | Author: Jorge Castaneda
Creator: Marina Castaneda
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 71133
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 7.6 x 4.2
ISBN: 0747535205
Dewey Decimal Number: 320
EAN: 9780747535201
ASIN: 0747535205
Publication Date: June 25, 1998
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 Che Guevara February 14, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a student I know of many people who have pictures of Guevara without really understanding what the man stood for or indeed how he became such an iconic figure. This book provides the answers to these questions. Meticulously researched, with many accounts from the people who contributed to this part of history, the book profiles the emergence of a young Guevara through to the mythic christ like fate which he was subjected to. Well worth the read if anybody manages to pick it out amongst the numerous other books about the same topic.
Delivers exactly what it says on the jacket November 13, 2002
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is a heavy read, alot of detail and supporting evidence but it rewards the reader with an objective account of the man over the idol.
I must admit I started skipping the footnotes about a 3rd of the way through. These numerous footnotes added overwhelming amounts of minutiae and I found the book rattled along nicely without them (whilst still providing plenty of detail).
I found it’s objective tone absolutely spot on, delivering the man in the context of his times as well as showing an appreciation of the impact of his death upon 60’s and current day culture, without resorting to idolatry. The sceptic tone captured the faults of the man but then also served to highlight the many admirable qualities of the socialist revolutionary against a background untainted by hero-worship or sycophancy.
I came away with a feeling that I’d read an accurate, thorough and perceptive account of the man and his place in events.
Great research, mediocre writing. July 27, 2001
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Although you cannot fault Castaneda for his excellent factual detail, the actual structure of the book is such that you become bogged down in peripheral miniutiae rather than getting to the nitty-gritty.The author's biographical presentation of Guevara is nothing but thorough but Castaneda has a tendency to be too subjective when analysing Guevara's character. Also, the accounts of crucial events such as the Cuban landing and march into Havana are abruptly skimmed over; Castaneda instead concentrates too much on Guevara's pro-Russian sentiments and Communist leanings. If you have the patience this book is rewarding, but it lacks the fluency of Jon Lee Anderson's biography.
 Terribly written account of one of today's legends September 6, 2000
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book is writen more like a scientific study paper then a book. Unnecessary use of big words, irritating opinions of the author, and an all in all a very badly written account of a 20th century icon. If you want a five star read on Che Guevara, Jon Lee Anderson's "A Revolutionary Life" is superb - you'll resent having to put it down.
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