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Title: Rumble Fish (Laurel-Leaf Contemporary Fiction) by S. E. Hinton ISBN: 0-440-97534-4 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 01 November, 1989 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.96 (74 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good... could've been great
Comment: After I read S.E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders", I decided to read this one. When I read it for the first time, I didn't quite understand it. When I read it again, I understood it a lot more. I figured out why it is called "Rumble Fish." It is not because The Motorcycle Boy is amused by the siamese fighting fish. It is called Rumble Fish because in the book, it mentions on how The Motorcycle Boy and Rusty-James are in a glass bubble and on how everyone outside the bubble just live on with their lives. The Motorcycle Boy and Rusty-James are like "rumble fish" that are trapped inside the glass bubble and they are not wanted anywhere. The reason why I say that this book is good and not great is because I expected to learn more about the characters personalities, especially Motorcycle Boy's. He is such an unusual character, and I wish I could've learned more about him. I do not recommend everyone to read this book because some parts in it are questionable. Also it ends too abruptly. The ending will make you decide whether you hate it or you don't. I recommend S.E. Hinton's first novel "The Outsiders" to everyone, but I DO NOT recommend "THAT WAS THEN...THIS IS NOW." Out of Hinton's first three novels, Rumble Fish is my second favorite, THe Outsiders is my first, and That was then... this is now my third favorite. The morale to the story Rumble Fish is "Be careful who you idolize because you might end up just like them."
Rating: 5
Summary: Rumble Fish????
Comment: At first I had no idea why I even wanted to read a book called "Rumble Fish." That was very wrong of me. I never expected a book with a title like that to turn out as deep, and thought provoking as it was. I sat down with it, planning to read for a half hour, but I ended up reading the entire book in one sitting. Yes, it was very easy to read, no it wasn't easy to understand. After reading, you will think you understand, but you will come to understand that you won't understand it right off the bat. I sat there thinking about what had just happened. I was completely blown away. I had always wanted to live in a big city, like the one in the book, but now I am having second thoughts. I have never been in a fight, let alone a gang fight, with knives. I can't imagine how Rusty-James can just push the thought aside, and be so cool about it. He made me look like a big [wimp]. I didn't even try to understand what was up with Motorcycle Boy. First of all, what kind of a name is Motorcycle Boy, anyway. I don't even know his real name which makes it pretty much impossible to understand his personality.
It might look easy, but looks can be deceiving.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best novel by SE Hinton
Comment: Rumble fish is a dark look at life in the late sixties/early seventies . The main character is a tough guy named Rusty-James, who uses his strength and fighting abilities instead of his mind . The story is told as a flashback with Rusty-James meeting his old geeky friend Steve when he is in his early twenties . Throughout the story we see Rusty-James idolize his older brother who looks like a "prince," and whose view of the world differentiates from everybody else in the washed up neighbourhood . Rusty-James talks about one day looking like his older brother and his respect and reputation is gained partially from being related to the myth known as the Motorcycle Boy , his brother . The books charm is possibly because of how vague it is , the Motorcycle Boy is never named , neither is the time period , the location is'nt named and women are considered secondary characters , two dimensional and unimportant . Rusty-James has his crew of pals ; Smokey (the intellegent tough guy who has a silent tension with Rusty throughout the novel) , BJ , (the fat tough kid) , Midget , (the tall lanky kid who informs Rusty-James about his fight with Biff Wilcox) and last but definatly not least Steve Hays, Rusty's best friend , a nerdy blonde haired cautious guy , who looked twelve and acted forty . Rusty-James dad is an alcoholic who at one point in his life attended law school . The father never tells Rusty how to live his life and it seems as if Rusty-James and the Motorcycle Boy are free to do what they want . Rusty-James must worry if his dad will drink up the welare check before he can get his hands on some of the money . Rusty-James also has a girlfriend , Patty , a two dimensional girl who sways any way the wind blows , we find out that shes a hellcat and not a natural blonde , but thats about it . Rusty-James misses the days of the white gangs and rumbles , instead he lives in a washed up town infested with what killed the gangs -dope. Rusty-James looses the most important thing he had in his life and the novel basically ends there with a very depressing last paragraph . The novel is an example of how a simply written novel about a 14 year old wine haired punk who fights , drinks , smokes and gets expelled from his school can be a deep novel drentched in symbolism and interesting characters can be one of the best books I've ever read . And to think its only 135 pages ! The book is great and it prevokes so many emmotions in me , I can relate to everything in the book , the setting ,the characters , its people I've known and places I have been . This novel is amazing and I recomend it to anyone who wants to hear a good yarn .
"I'D FIGURE IF I DIDN'T SEE HIM I'D START FORGETTING AGAIN , BUT ITS BEEN TAKING ME LONGER THEN I THOUGHT IT WOULD ."
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Title: That Was Then, This Is Now by S. E. Hinton ISBN: 0140389660 Publisher: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Tex by S. E. Hinton ISBN: 0440978505 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 01 November, 1989 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: Taming the Star Runner (Laurel-Leaf Contemporary Fiction) by S. E. Hinton ISBN: 0440204798 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 01 September, 1989 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title:The Outsiders ASIN: B00002E237 Publisher: Warner Studios Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $14.97 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $12.28 |
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Title: Chocolate War (Laurel Leaf Books) by Robert Cormier ISBN: 0440944597 Publisher: Laurel-Leaf Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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