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Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (Socrates Fortlow, Bk 1)
Always Outnumbered Always Outgunned - Socrates Fortlow, Bk 1
Author: Walter Mosley
New York Times bestselling author Walter Mosley introduces an "astonishing character" (Los Angeles Times Book Review) in this acclaimed collection of entwined tales. Meet Socrates Fortlow, a tough ex-con seeking truth and redemption in South Central Los Angeles -- and finding the miracle of survival. — "I either committed a ...  more » Socrates Fortlow has done his time: twenty-seven years for murder and rape, acts forged by his huge, rock-breaking hands. Now, he has come home to a new kind of prison: two battered rooms in an abandoned building in Watts. Working for the Bounty supermarket, and moving perilously close to invisibility, it is Socrates who throws a lifeline to a drowning man: young Darryl, whose shaky path is already bloodstained and fearsome. In a place of violence and hopelessness, Socrates offers up his own battle-scarred wisdom that can turn the world around.
ISBN-13: 9781852427023
ISBN-10: 1852427027
Publication Date: 10/29/1998
Pages: 208
Edition: New Ed
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
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 hharris avatar reviewed Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (Socrates Fortlow, Bk 1) on + 46 more book reviews
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This is a set of morality tales set within one man's experience in Los Angeles. There are many tales of redemption here that I found satisfying.
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 reviewed Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (Socrates Fortlow, Bk 1) on + 3 more book reviews
Not your usual crime stories. An interesting, offbeat central character in a gritty, urban setting, but suffused with compassion and intelligence.
reviewed Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (Socrates Fortlow, Bk 1) on + 23 more book reviews
Wow! This was so good I cannot wait to read more about this character. There are books I read which I refer to as brain candy, they contain violence, mystery,romance. I like brain candy but this book is a balanced four course meal. Walter Mosley knows all the tricks but in this case he just created a character so intriguing engaging and original that no tricks were necessary.

I grew up in the city and have always known black folks but this book has given me a depth of understanding I never had before. I will read it at least once more before I post it.
reviewed Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (Socrates Fortlow, Bk 1) on + 8 more book reviews
Mosley at his best. This book is a must read and I can't wait to read more stories starring Socrates Fortlow.

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