Latin America Diaries: The Sequel to The Motorcycle Diaries Paperback – April 19, 2011

For those of us who are inspired by him, 'Latin America Diaries' gives wonderful insight into the man himself. Whether alone or as a companion book for the Motorcycle Diaries and/or his other personal writings.Ernesto Guevara books should be read regardless of who he became. Read them as you would any other great author. He had the ability bring to life sights, sounds, emotions; elicit feelings of romance, laughter, even tears. I am an avid reader of very diverse genre's (just about everything but romance novels). It is not often I find an author with the talent to make me forget I am reading a book; much less grabs me into 'living' the story. I am thrilled to have been able to read and add this to my collection of his works.Beyond his talent, Che (once again) exposes the man he really was. His humor, passion for life, and love of people.Che Guevara has either inspired or been hated by millions of people around the world.Too, many people use his photo and quotes yet know nothing about who he really was and that is the true inspiration he gives all of us. He was and is so much more then a revolutionist, communist.For those who hate the man based solely on his revolutionary actions and political beliefs: it is a 'really should read' book. How can a person be condemned by so many who have never taken the time to learn who he really was as a human being?What drove him to leave his medical practice, family, money to fight knowing all along how his life would end? Why did he feel so strongly about the rights, equality, and fulfillment of basic needs for every human being?If nothing else, just pretend its a work of fiction. Then base your opinions on the author vs who he became.

If you are a huge fan of “The Motorcycle Diaries“ like I am, then this is a must read! A warning though, as Ernesto Che Guevara didn't have the opportunity to edit this diary prior to it's being published, it makes for choppy reading throughout large portions. This is aided significantly by the insertion of letters to his mother throughout and detailed footnotes. Overall, I highly recommend it.

Above all, always be capable of feeling deeply any injustice committed against anyone, anywhere in the world. This is what he learned from his travels in Latin American on Alberto's Norton motorcycle...No wonder why this book made the NYTimes best seller list. Well written-engrossing story...Fanstastic

Hated it...it’s been heavily edited and all the juicy details removed by the publishers and his ridiculous widow. Was not worth it and my least favorite read. If you want “some” of the details from this diary, read Anderson’s book and Hilda’s book because this really just isn’t worth it.

very informative... well written considering it is a Diary and jumps around a bit... interesting to read about the 'man' before he became Che and how his travels influenced his future 'heroic' life... Love this book

a significant follow up to the motorcycle diaries. an insight into che's thinking and what motivated him into becoming a revolutionary.

An excellent book! I really enjoyed this book.

Good book

Another riveting instalment of the life and times of one of the most iconic figures of the twentieth century. If you enjoyed Motorcycle Diaries  The Motorcycle Diaries  -and let's face it, who wouldn't?- then you will most certainly enjoy finding out more about Guevara's ideology as he begins to formulate plans to directly help his fellow man. Well the proletariat anyway. The more he travels, and the more he listens to those who have been directly involved in revolution, the more he seeks to distance himself from his relatively middle class upbringing, and more to the point, his middle class family. He constantly struggles with the concept of becoming a part of the fighting mass and living as a peasant with the need to nurture his relationship with his ageing parents, particularly his mother with whom he is very close.This is a far more in-depth volume than Motorcycle Diaries which had quite a comical undercurrent, reflecting his youthful exuberance and initial 'devil may care' attitude towards life which was spawned by his comfortable upbringing. You can clearly recognise the move towards becoming a full blown revolutionary and the decision to dedicate his life to positive action against oppressive governments, wherever they may be. Once again it is very well written -as I have said before, had he lived Guevara could have been a great writer- and makes you want to rush out and obtain the next instalment in his amazing, but all too short, life. Enjoy. The Motorcycle Diaries

I bought this book as a follow up to "The Motor Cycle Diaries".It's a very good read.If you have read "Motorcycle" in my opinion you will see a dramatic change in "Che's" political ideology as this book progresses.One down side was the fact that some of the Appendices, photo copies of newspaper items and his poetry, is in Spanish.Well worth the read as part of the "Diaries" series.

Not a particularly readable book (unlike the Motorcycle Diaries) as it is in the form of raw notes.

Interesting, read it for yourself!

I greatly enjoyed this book for the simple transparency of the writer. He could have written a newspaper style travel diary, but more than just a story, you get the full evolution of this famous character from a student, to an active revolutionary. I was although slightly shocked at the noticeable difference between this book and its prequel.