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A review by bioniclib
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore
2.0
This was like the Cliffnotes version of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace.
Two boys came to a crossroads in their boyhoods and one took the road less traveled and that has made all the difference...sort of. While there's the same spotlight on the socioeconomic hardships poor black families in bad neighborhoods in both boys lives, they really didn't go through the same things. The author had a more invested family and as a result a stronger support system. The Other Wes Moore was jailed for attempted murder, the Author Wes Moore was jailed for graffiti.
While well-intentioned, the book fell a little flat for me. It was less of a pair of narratives and more of a series of anecdotes from each of the boys' lives. That left me wanting, a-hem, more. That's not to say the book isn't worthy. Had I not read the Peace book first, I would have liked this one more. Also, at the end of the book is page after page (after page) of resources to help at-risk youths.
I would definitely recommend this book, even though I was disappointed by it.
Two boys came to a crossroads in their boyhoods and one took the road less traveled and that has made all the difference...sort of. While there's the same spotlight on the socioeconomic hardships poor black families in bad neighborhoods in both boys lives, they really didn't go through the same things. The author had a more invested family and as a result a stronger support system. The Other Wes Moore was jailed for attempted murder, the Author Wes Moore was jailed for graffiti.
While well-intentioned, the book fell a little flat for me. It was less of a pair of narratives and more of a series of anecdotes from each of the boys' lives. That left me wanting, a-hem, more. That's not to say the book isn't worthy. Had I not read the Peace book first, I would have liked this one more. Also, at the end of the book is page after page (after page) of resources to help at-risk youths.
I would definitely recommend this book, even though I was disappointed by it.