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Che Guevara: Hindsight is 20/20

Che Guevaras Motorcycle Diaries is a sloppy after-thought of South America and its indiginous peoples. At the age of 22, Che, a medical student, decides to travel to fulfill his "wanderlust." During his travels, he has not yet arrived at his revolutionary credo and does not, even in the beginning, give an inkling as to the possibility of travel to explore the lives of the proletariat. He is simply travelling because he is young and his friend has a motorcycle. Che, however, rewrites his diaries years later when he is living in Cuba and injects all the "insight" into the sorry lives of the natives. Hindsight is 20/20 but lets be realistic, this is not an account by a 22 year old. It is a retelling of the story by a weathered revolutionary. It lacks any of the exciting self-discovery which travel should inevitably lead one to; apparently the self-discovery comes much later. The Motorcycle Diaries is a good travel guide and not much else.

This book gets into the mind and personality of young Che.

The Motorcycle Diaries makes us see the early Ernresto Guevara. His ambition to seek new adventures while trying to survive under poverty makes this book fascinating to read. His rebellious spirit and willingness to seek justice shows up in this book, which gives hints about his legendary future. For more information about Che Guevara read, "Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life" by Jon Lee Anderson.

Not much motorcycle, too much diary!

What a con! The bike they are supposed to be using managed to break down after about 10 pages and the rest of the book is just Che & his mate hitching around being really right-on. He really was a cool guy - NOT!