The Motorcycle Diaries Book Review

I mentioned a little about che guevara in my last post, that he was a cuban revolutionary who was also a part of fidel castro’s government when he came in power. Leaving buenos aires, argentina, in january 1952 on the back of a sputtering single cylinder 1939 norton 500cc dubbed la poderosa, they desired to explore the south america they only knew from books.

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Consequently, local communities respect and help them, making for an easy journey.

The motorcycle diaries book review. What makes it remarkable isthat the young medical student who wrote it was ernesto “che” guevara de la serna, now known as a leader of the cuban revolution, a guerrilla strategist, a cuban government official, and a fomenter of revolution. It’s hard to judge this book on its literary merit. The book this week was “the motorcycle diaries” by ernesto che guevara.

The book is eloquently broken into three segments of evolution. Ernesto and alberto arriving in chile can be looked at as a shedding of adolescents. The motorcycle diaries tells the story of a journey through south america undertaken by che and his friend.

They even tell local newspapers that they are leprosy experts (although they’re really medical students); The motorcycle diaries is a series of diary entries written by che guevara back when he was a 23 year old medical student traveling through south america with a motorcycle. “this is not a story of incredible heroism, or merely the narrative of a cynic.

The motorcycle diaries tells the story of a journey through south america undertaken by che and his friend. Ernesto “che” guevara de la serna was conscious of the impact this journey was having on him and, once you have finished reading his book, you too will hear che’s voice encouraging you to travel with an open mind and an. Posted on april 23, 2012 by cruzzer.

Most americans know very little of che guevara. It is a glimpse of two lives that ran parallel for a time, with similar hopes and convergent dreams.”. The motorcycle diaries may be a sophisticated snow job, but it’s also true that the brutalities it serves up are not fictions and, in many ways, still exist in latin america.

The motorcycle diaries (book review) en route to kentucky from kansas i read the motorcycle diaries by ernesto che guevara. This work is more like a series of diary entries cobbled together into a book. Nevertheless, i was invited along to join them on an epic.

The review of the book this week was a little overdue but then i was able to finish the book only by yesterday. I’ve just finished reading che guevara’s ‘the motorcycle diaries’ and wanted to suggest it to you guys. Always hungry and penurious, che explains how they relied on the hospitality and generosity of the people they met;

The motorcycle diaries is a memoir of the marxist revolutionary ernesto che guevara. Before, ernesto seemed more a typical kid. Their frequent stops in rural towns lead them to meet people from all walks of life, from the mechanics who fix the motorcycle to local doctors who take an interest in them and feed and shelter them.

5.0 out of 5 starsfascinating people on a fascinating journey. Reviewed in the united kingdom on 28 may 2014. Most of the writing is unimpressive, written in a manner that indicates it wasn’t written to be published.

I am not sure if i wanted to write the words to tell of ernesto che guevara’s experience as much as i wanted to personally jump on my own motorcycle with him and his friend alberto granado throughout south america. He has not grown old as fidel has grown old, and so the motorcycle diaries, the bold and thrilling testament of youth, are growing to be the most potent part of che's myth. His descriptions of the different customs, foods, accommodation and hospitality of the countries they passed through are fascinating.

“the motorcycle diaries” is a beautifully wrought account of the dawning of the social conscience of one of the 20th century’s most romanticized revolutionaries. We follow his mishaps, encounters with strangers, discussions about poverty and poor health care, and general impressions of south america of the 50s. Che is probably the most famous guerilla of all time (not the big hairy kind), a revolutionary, an icon for an era but this book doesn’t tell the story of his march to greatness.

The diaries he wrote en route, and which record their disasters and discoveries, have long been a best seller and were recently the subject of a feature film now out on dvd. It was a fitting book for a road trip, and really made me take myself a lot less seriously during the inevitable snags of traveling. Motorcycle diaries by ernesto ‘che’ guevara.

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