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A review by plantybooklover
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
2 men with the same name grew up in similar circumstances but one became a political leader while the other went to prison for life.
This book chronicles the life of both Wes Moores, and it was fascinating and interesting, but I think in the end where it fell flat for me was that they never identified what made the difference for the two men, although it was clearly obvious that the difference was literally one Wes ended up with access to money - which bought him an education at a school that was entirely focused on his success, possibly some ambition, but mostly it seemed, money.
This book chronicles the life of both Wes Moores, and it was fascinating and interesting, but I think in the end where it fell flat for me was that they never identified what made the difference for the two men, although it was clearly obvious that the difference was literally one Wes ended up with access to money - which bought him an education at a school that was entirely focused on his success, possibly some ambition, but mostly it seemed, money.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Minor: Pregnancy, War, and Violence