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Trotsky: A Graphic Biography (2009)

by Rick Geary(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0809095084 (ISBN13: 9780809095087)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Hill and Wang

review 1: Okay. So I had read Geary's The Borden Tragedy and was very impressed. His art was interesting and his viewpoints engaging. Therefore I had high hopes for this book. My hopes may have been too high. This is not to say that this is a bad book, no, indeed for one unfamiliar with the Russian revolution or leaders it is has much to offer. Possibly due to the limitation of his material or his objective, Geary's presentation of Trotsky and those who surround him seems rather 'person'less. Reflective of Soviet Propaganda art, Geary seemed tethered and restrained in his presentation. The book however does an great job of presenting points in the life of Trotsky to those that may not know. His lack of presenting images that evoke empathy and provoke thought deeper than wha... moret is on the page limits the effectiveness of this book for me.
review 2: Now I know. I had always gotten my Russian Revolution leaders mixed up. No more. After reading this book, it is all fixed firmly in my mind. Trotsky was not exactly a sympathetic leader, but compared to Lenin and Stalin, and even the Tsar, he was more progressive and fair. The art of the book is solid, and the depth of information goes beyond purely cursory. It does get bogged down in tracing his every relocation, of which there are a couple dozen, time think would have been better spent in more analysis of his writings. From it I also learned that, in what seems to be straight out of fiction, he had an affair with Frida Kahlo. I guess most already know this from her movie, but this is the first I have ever heard of it. Like hearing Picasso had a fling with Margaret Thatcher. less

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