Reviews

Che. Die Biographie. by Jon Lee Anderson

reverenddustbunny's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

3.25

rustycox's review against another edition

5.0

This book was absolutely phenomenal. It was completely enthralled from the very start. You won’t find a more detailed and well researched book than this. Che basically wrote in a journal every day of his life and was constantly writing letters to his loved ones so you can basically understand how he was feeling almost every day of his life. Che is such an inspiration and gives so much hope for a better world. I hope one day his vision comes true

ogoz's review against another edition

5.0

The life of the revolutionary hero was well told and given the space and context needed. The story of Che Guevara is one with many ups and downs and this biography gave it the proper reverence and accuracy.

maxain_kelsier's review against another edition

5.0

Naci en una casa llena de fachos, cuando era pequeño pregunte varias veces quien era el Che, y la respuesta siempre fue la misma, dejandolo como el peor de los nuestros. Hoy puedo decir orgullosamente como comunista que el Che, fue el mejor de los nuestros.

danieljbfox's review against another edition

adventurous informative fast-paced

5.0

lsparrow's review against another edition

2.0

I am not sure this story of Che nor the writing of this book made me admire Che. Although he appears to be someone committed to his ideals I am not sure that his ideals are ones that I really admire. The writing style also did not made me more eager to read more.

jsay96's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

5.0

xanderman001's review against another edition

5.0

Ser como El che!

curryandcommunism's review against another edition

5.0

What a magnificent work. I was absolutely blown away at the depth of the research done for this biography. Very long but very informative.

The accusations from other reviewers that the author was too "pro-Che" or insufficiently anticommunist are laughable. This is hardly an idealistic hagiography of the man, and the author is quite upfront with his criticisms of Che and certain actions of his. Unfortunately, to many Americans, any media dealing with Communism or Communists will be accused of bias if it does anything short of painting all the figures and movements involved as demons incarnate.

nerdkitten's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Medical content, Gun violence, Violence, Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Blood, Murder, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Classism, Gore, Grief, Racial slurs, Drug use, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Deportation, Alcohol, Mental illness, Torture, Confinement, and Xenophobia

Minor: Addiction, Excrement, Genocide, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Sexism, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Misogyny, Slavery, Vomit, Acephobia/Arophobia, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Rape, and Sexual content