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A review by tommigatchi
Evita: In My Own Words by Eva Perón
3.5
I went into Evita: In My Own Words with no knowledge of Eva Perón other than that there was a rock opera about her, and that the Simpsons parodied it. I didn't know who she was in history, or as a person. I didn't know of the controversy that rocked her world.
In general, I tend to loathe introductions written by someone else. This book, however, is largely introduction, and here is why I recommend you don't skip it: While Eva's portion of the book is tiny, it's powerful, and the controversy that surrounds her dying manuscript comes to live in Page's telling of the life of Eva. I had the same interest as when you go down a Wikipedia rabbit hole, and when I finally got to Eva's telling, short as it was, it meant so much more for the words Page introduced with.
For being a book about Eva's "own words," the content is far less hers and far more about her and her legacy. I thought I was getting a memoir; what I got was a loving biography about a woman who inspired a nation. It isn't the autobiography I sought, but it was a biography I appreciated.
I would recommend this book.
In general, I tend to loathe introductions written by someone else. This book, however, is largely introduction, and here is why I recommend you don't skip it: While Eva's portion of the book is tiny, it's powerful, and the controversy that surrounds her dying manuscript comes to live in Page's telling of the life of Eva. I had the same interest as when you go down a Wikipedia rabbit hole, and when I finally got to Eva's telling, short as it was, it meant so much more for the words Page introduced with.
For being a book about Eva's "own words," the content is far less hers and far more about her and her legacy. I thought I was getting a memoir; what I got was a loving biography about a woman who inspired a nation. It isn't the autobiography I sought, but it was a biography I appreciated.
I would recommend this book.