How long does it take to read The Other Wes Moore?
Wes Moore
The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore takes about 4 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 16 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2010. 233 pages, about 64,075 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 16 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Wes Moore's 2010 nonfiction work sets side by side two men who share a name but whose lives diverge sharply. The author, who became a Rhodes scholar, White House Fellow and Army officer, recounts his own upbringing while also tracing the life of the other Wes Moore, who ends up a drug dealer, robber and murderer. He asks why one found success and the other did not, weighing family support, role models, education, chance and personal responsibility. The book also lists about 200 organizations serving disadvantaged young people.
This summary was written by AI and checked by a second AI model. How these are chosen.
Subjects: Conduct of life, Prisoners, Violence, Youth, Social conditions, African Americans
