Details Epithetical Books Rumble Fish
| Title | : | Rumble Fish |
| Author | : | S.E. Hinton |
| Book Format | : | mass_market |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 144 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 1989 by Laurel Leaf (first published September 1975) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fiction. Classics. Teen |
S.E. Hinton
mass_market | Pages: 144 pages Rating: 3.78 | 18068 Users | 947 Reviews
Interpretation Concering Books Rumble Fish
Rusty-James is the toughest guy in the group of high-school kids who hang out and shoot pool down at Benny's, and he enjoys keeping up his reputation. What he wants most of all is to be just like his older brother, the Motorcycle Boy. He wants to stay calm and laughing when things get dangerous, to be the toughest street fighter and the most respected guy on their side of the river. Rusty-James isn't book-smart, and he knows it. He relies on his fists instead of his brains. Until now he's gotten along all right, because whenever he gets into trouble, the Motorcycle Boy bails him out. But Rusty-James' drive to be like his brother eats away at his world--until it all comes apart in an explosive chain of events. And this time the Motorcycle Boy isn't around to pick up the pieces.
List Books Toward Rumble Fish
| Original Title: | Rumble Fish |
| ISBN: | 0440975344 (ISBN13: 9780440975342) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Young Adult (1979) |
Rating Epithetical Books Rumble Fish
Ratings: 3.78 From 18068 Users | 947 ReviewsComment On Epithetical Books Rumble Fish
This book was very, very good, but there were some things about it that I didn't quite enjoy. FIrst off, while I was reading it, I kept asking myself, "okay, this is all background, now when's the plot going to start?" I was in suspense for a really long time, due to the fact that the plot wasn't very obvious. It seemed that it was one of those quick reads that leaves you with a "well what if....." kind of ending. All you know is that Motorcycle Boy dies at the end and in those few secondsI'm really not sure how to rate this one. I read it in one day and it hooked me with its suspenseful plot and realistic dialogue. Plus, I love stories about tough guys and gangs in the '50s and '60s. But after I closed the book, I didn't have a clear reaction to it that I could pinpoint and then translate into a starred rating. Rusty-James is a young "tough guy" who idolized his older brother, The Motorcycle Boy (real name is never mentioned). Like any young kid with a cool older brother, Rusty
Wow, this was a short read! This felt like an extended short story rather than a full blown novel. Not bad for a quick afternoon read though! 3 stars.
I'm not even sure what to say about this book -- it is an incredibly quick read, but it stays with you. It's not a book to like or dislike; it left me unexplainably sad for Rusty-James (the main character). I felt like I was wandering as I read the book, and I think that's the feeling that Hinton ultimately wanted to capture: a lost, aimless, haunting feeling that creeps up on you as you read. Everything felt so unresolved, but that felt right for this book. It really is crazy how memorable such
Things in life dont come with equal weight. The biggest and heaviest impacts are when an event or a moment grab a life that is completely and utterly ripe for something it didnt know existed.The film Rumble Fish was one of the big blows of my early adulthood. To me it was (and still is) mind-blowingly good. The cast, the themes, the black-and-white and The Motorcycle Boy, Tom Waits raising his middle finger and chewing gum and an ending capable of knocking out a cinema full in the one go. What I
This book is confusingly bad. It lacks the charm and sincerity of The Outsiders (and it also lacks a shirtless teenage Rob Lowe, which could have made up for a lot). None of the characters are as skillfully drawn or believable, the story is meandering and poorly written, and the heart of the novel - the relationship between Rusty-James and the Motorcycle Boy - isn't given enough time to mature.On the other hand, this is probably a pretty good movie, because it stars Matt Dillon and Diane Lane
This is a really interesting companion piece to The Outsiders. What if Ponyboy didn't stay gold? What if The Outsiders was written from Dally's perspective? It would probably go like this.Rusty James lies to himself constantly, both consciously and subconsciously. He thinks The Motorcycle Boy is deaf, when it's likely TMB is just ignoring hard questions. He forces himself to forget unhappy memories and dulls his mind with fighting and alcohol.How could this have gone differently? How could he
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