Critical Lives: Che Guevara

Critical Lives

by Eric Luther, Ted Henken

Critical Che Guevara covers his entire life, Che's struggle to breathe―the Argentine youth almost crippled by asthma; Doctor Che― from his work in a leper colony to his travels throughout poverty-stricken Latin America; Soldier Che―his days as a doctor for Fidel Castro's troops lead to his joining of the military; Che the revolutionary―a guerrilla in Cuba; Che the intellectual―the renowned speaker/thinker/author also serves as president of Cuba's National Bank; Che's last stand―fomenting revolution in the Congo and Bolivia―and his execution in the Bolivian jungle; Che forever―the cultural icon; and The Return of Che ―a hero's re-burial in Cuba and the schoolchildren's "We will be like Che."

Genres: History, Biography

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Gabe Guzman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. the book taught me alot of things about Che that I never really knew before. I can now see why so many people view Che as a true revolutionary. The book has so many facts that I can never get out of my mind like how he would treat everyone equally and was never afraid to voice his own opinion about something. I don't really know if I would recommend the book to many people because it's alot of facts and history that took place a long time ago, and I only know a hand full of people.

[Josephine Burks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ha! This took me 3 years to finish (the book was in storage as we have moved 5 times in the last 3 years). I started reading this when we lived in Saudi Arabia as I wanted to get some more in depth knowledge about Guevara. This book was definitely detailed and succinct about his life. If you are interested in South American politics, this book will fulfill that. I plan to read more about Cuba in particular, but after reading this I’m kind of interested in learning more about Argentine politics.

[Kyle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bio of Che Guevara. Interesting to see a critical review of his life from childhood until death.You get to see his personal side and his revolutionary side. Very good read for anyone interested in the history of Latin America.

[Audrey]

A biography. So far so good.

[Marilyn Griffin]

Got to the middle of the book and somehow lost interest, but I plan to revisit it someday soon.

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting read. Learned quite a bit about a man I knew nothing about other than he was a popular "rebel." Author laid out the history very clearly.

[Erin]

I read at least part of a bio of Che Guevara in high school and it may have been this one. It's acting as a placeholder for the moment.