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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
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As a high school teacher, I think this book is a wonderful resource and a fantastic read for young people. As an adult reader, I think it could use some work, but I still found value in it. This is a great look at some of the difficulties of being a young Black man in the inner city, and very educational about specifics of urban problems in the 1980s. I don't actually find it preachy as some readers do- I think Wes Moore gives you the story and allows you to come up with your own conclusions. That said, he IS a politician, so the last chapter or two do come off a little bit as a campaign ad. Just a little. But I appreciate what the book is trying to do and think it did a pretty good job at giving young people a potential mirror and potential inspiration to try for a better life.
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Great memoir and very close to home. I’m really impressed by his writing and research. Definitely a more info packed book than I was expecting! Would highly recommend
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The writing wasn't riveting, the story is fantastic.
Moore has a writing style that is simplistic but engaging. The tale follows 2 boys named Wes Moore who lived blocks from one another who had very different fates. One became a Rhodes Scholar and the other is serving a life-sentence for prison. The book follows both individuals from their childhood to adulthood. It analyzes the idea how fate and bad decisions make define one’s life. I am thrilled that is part of the high school curriculum, especially since it has local roots.