Lisa's Reviews > Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life

I haven't figured out why this guy is so lauded. His anti-imperialism in my opinion led to his own brand of imperialism by bringing his own political agenda to other countries. In one section it explains how he was different from the average Cuban, maybe because he wasn't Cuban? He is lauded as a brilliant and to a degree he had some good ideas however he wasn't smart enough to figure out Communism doesn't work. It's a Utopia that will never be fully achieved because people are not altruistic people are not willing to give up the good life to the benefit of all. Che was an enigma in this sense that he did just that. Communism also won't work because too much choice and freedom has to be taken away, case in point, they eliminated studies at the university because they wouldn't benefit society as a whole. Humans whether we like it or not are individualistic for the most part, altruism on a grand scale just doesn't happen. All in all the book was extraordinarily researched if not overly long. For people who laud the man they may be able to start seeing his faults. In the end I just didn't care about him enough to enjoy the book.