Reviews for The Myth of Jose Marti: Conflicting Nationalisms in Early Twentieth-Century Cuba

The average rating for The Myth of Jose Marti: Conflicting Nationalisms in Early Twentieth-Century Cuba based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-09-13 00:00:00 Carl Pietrantonio Uh. I was excited by this book initially, hoping to get a little insight into the lives of these two men. However, the entire book is completely worthless. It's far too easy to see the disdain the authors have for Fidel, not to mention the same sentiment they seem to share in regards to Gabo. Sure, it's their book, and they're entitled to an opinion of sorts, but it reads merely as propaganda, whilst condemning Gabriel for his propaganda. It's poorly organized, and the quotes seem to be manipulated far too openly for the authors. I give it a one because it shared some names I wasn't familiar with, otherwise I probably would have tossed a zero at it.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-02-04 00:00:00 Jeremy Baum Sort of disappointing. Full of fascinating information, but disjointed, chatty, even gossipy, with too much of Esteban's own unenlightening maunderings gumming up the story's flow. A very interesting basic story of the friendship bewteen two great but flawed men, but with too many unessential narrative bells and whistles. Can't recommend it, at least for readers interested in just the facts of the relationship.