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Feb 20, 2023jnytes18 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I have really appreciated this book ever since I first read it in 2014 after hearing him speak. Mr. Moore was wise beyond his years even then and he has only continued to mature through his subsequent life chapters. I have given the book…
Feb 20, 2023
Excellent contrast of two lives!
May 18, 2022joyful2743 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An eye-opening story that looks at the life of young black men growing up in poverty, often with no father or father-figure in there lives and the pressures of gangs and the streets upon them.
Aug 10, 2020
- own the IRL book with this cover
Jun 06, 2020zoeythekat rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
What leads two men with similar backgrounds and experiences down entirely different paths of life? This is the question that Wes Moore confronts after he discovers another Wes Moore from the same area as him who had a vastly different fate…
Aug 09, 2019Skippy_45 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Its a very book about to men, one a successful author, and the other a murderer who have the same name and learn how similar they really are and how close either of them could have been the other. This book asks the question, "how much…
Jul 27, 2019lilypad_1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
As you can tell from the synopsis and other comments this book is about two men who have the same name, came from similar circumstances and ended up with totally different lives. The author says his mentors were probably what led him away…
Mar 28, 2018
My Book is titled “ The Other Wes Moore “ By Wes Moore. This book basically is a story of two males , Both Named wes Moore And both had almost similar childhoods They both end up with two totally different fates . I felt really good about…
Apr 15, 2017darladoodles rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This book was a fascinating study of the side-by-side lives of two men with the same names but very different futures. Their lives begin in the same neighborhoods yet one ends up in prison and the other in prison for life. The…
Jun 08, 2016ljernst rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Great read! It gives insight onto how the choices a person can make effects the rest of their lives.
May 09, 2015
This book was nicely written and does a good job of showing how so many of us are a like but it's people that are in/not in our lives that makes us different.
Mar 20, 2015ryner rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The Other Wes Moore had caught my eye repeatedly for a number of years at my library before I finally picked it up to read myself. It is a personal tale of both inspiration and tragedy surrounding two men who share the same name and grow…
Feb 20, 2013catwcap rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book really should be a "must read" for all schools teaching "social studies" or any topic related to culture, history and an ethnographical example modern (black) man in urban settings. As well, it should also be on the "must lead"…
Jul 18, 2012AndrewTerMarsch rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A fascinating tale about two young men and of how their futures diverged. The author suggests how and why that might be, although even to him it is a puzzle. A good book for young men to read so that they might have insight into how a…
Feb 08, 2012OPL_April rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Even though it is classified as an adult book, this title is great for teens to read. It is a true story of how the choices we make in our life affects how it will turn out.
Nov 27, 2011KatAMP rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This book, for all that it is very well-known and does indeed bring up many relevant and interesting pointe, is not extremely well-written; it would be better to look elsewhere for more difficult academic reading, but as far as story goes,…
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Oct 15, 2011crankylibrarian rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A sobering look at the interplay of family, race, and poverty in the lives of two young black men. Wes Moore the author is a successful businessman, former army officer and a Rhodes Scholar; his doppleganger, a man about the same age with…
Dec 02, 2010
The lives of 2 men growing up in single parent homes in a violent Baltimore neighborhood and how their lives take different turns. The author examines eight years in the lives of both Wes Moores to explore the factors and choices that led…
Nov 02, 2010jbetzzall rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Very compelling, clearly told story that illuminates much of the urban Black male experience through comparing perspectives of the two guys. It reads quickly, like magazine journalism, so is well-suited to the general public as opposed to…