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begquilter's review against another edition
4.0
Very thought provoking to see how two lives on the same area can take different paths with just a little different influence. It truly shows how important someone who cares and is willing to make sacrifices can make a huge impact. Great pick Steph Curtsy.
bethalow's review against another edition
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The storyline of Wes and Wes was intriguing and made me think about parallels in life and how quickly a circumstance can change an entire direction of one's path.
audreyadonaldson's review against another edition
3.0
I had to read this for my social development class, and while it was very interesting it kind of seemed like the author was saying “look at how great I turned out and everything that I achieved compared to the other Wes Moore who is in jail”, in a more braggy way than a reflective way.
kschuster's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
bookgirlielin's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
emilymyers's review against another edition
2.0
I have so many problems with this book that I literally wrote a paper about it. The author compares two incomparable childhoods (with the assumption that they share extremely similar childhoods) and then chalks up his own success to the “risks” that he took and the drive he had. On the surface, they share a lot of similarities. But if you just read the book, you understand very quickly that they had virtually nothing in common. It is no wonder they had such opposite outcomes. The stories about these two individuals are genuinely interesting but the thesis of the book is what ruins it.
heather_renae's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.75