I wanted to like this book more than I did. The time span and placement of the characters were very interesting and informative. I felt like I was taken through a very grand journey of a rather remarkable life. I struggled a bit though because the characters felt rather flat and lifeless. I gave it the benefit of the doubt as it could have been the translation or writing style just not working well for me... but the book felt dragged down for me as it felt a bit like paper dolls being taken through interesting tableaus and someone telling me the whole time what lessons they learned with a heavy "but this lesson is for you" *wink* *wink* vibe.

I definitely found myself finding the topics, themes, and journey interesting. I just could have used it feeling a bit more grounded and fleshed out. Maybe it was the POV, or the way it was written, or the way it was translated. But I could definitely see it all working perfectly for someone else and would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in the history of 1920's-2020's from an interesting perspective and covering key moments globally and for Latin and North America.