The Motorcycle Diaries (Movie Tie-in Edition)

Notes on a Latin American Journey

Paperback, 175 pages

English language

Published Sept. 28, 2004 by Ocean Press.

ISBN:
9781920888107
OCLC Number:
56525478

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4 stars (2 reviews)

The posthumously published diaries of the trip around South America that radicalized a young Che Guevara only a few years before he would become a pivotal figure in the Cuban revolution.

35 editions

Just a dude

5 stars

The only reason I give it 5 stars is because the past 7 years I’ve been writing in my journal and every now and then I go back and read them and I see the transformations. I saw the transformations in Che’s life and to most these entries are boring and they are… but sometimes the boring stuff to me are the most glorious. I wasn’t expecting some crazy heroic story. All we got was some boring entries that usually talk about their bike getting broken or who pissed off Che the most. A silly little easy read but very assuring that I’m evolving day by day as well.

Well written travel diaries, insights into a historical figures youth

3 stars

I very much enjoyed the way Che writes, and learning about the youth and defining moments of a historical figure. I wish the motorcycle had lasted longer. This is one of those great travel books that absolutely makes you want to jump on a bike and drive off into the world.

Readers should be warned that, although Che Guevara is known for being a progressive who fought for equity and equality, this was still written in the 50s and there is some very stark racism in a few places.

Subjects

  • Granado, Alberto,
  • South America
  • Essays & Travelogues
  • Biography / Autobiography
  • Travelers
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • Political
  • Biography/Autobiography
  • Guevara, Ernesto,
  • General
  • Biography & Autobiography / General
  • Travel
  • 1922-
  • 1928-1967
  • Description and travel