Fortunate Son, (Paperback)

from bhowell

This was the first Walter Mosley book I have read though we have almost every book he has written in our library. My husband has read his books for years and is a big fan of the Easy Rawlins mystery series. I was a little puzzled by this book, though I found it an enjoyable read. I have nothing t...

from davidpwithun

Not a bad book, but I wouldn't recommend it unless a reader is already familiar with some of Walter Mosley's other books, as he's got many much better better writings out there. Both the plot and characters were a bit too stereotyped and the novel focused way too much (to the point of being unbel...

from sherton

The story is about two boys brought together by fate and torn apart by fate. Thomas is a young boy man born to a single mother who meets a white, widowed doctor with a young son of his own, Eric. Thomas and Eric become very close growing up in the wealthy doctor's home in California, but when Tho...

from the_awesome_opossum

Fortunate Son is an allegorical story of two boys, one black and one white, who are raised as brothers. When they get separated at an early age, the white boy goes on to live a charmed life, and the black boy a cursed life. While this book was kind of an interesting look at race relations and whi...

from JanEPat

Walter Mosley is mostly known as a black mystery writer. I like authors from all backgrounds and he's can spin a good tale. It's a bit of a mystery with a twist at the end about two very different boys - one white and wealthy/privileged, and one black, motherless and poor. A terrific contrast and...