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A really good novel,everybody should read it
I think Rumble Fish was a really good book.I have read all of SE Hintons books,and i think this was one of my favorite books.I love the way the plot was and how Rusty-James'character,and how all the other characters,were played out.The book kept me in suspense all the way through.It was very exciting,and matched up perfectly with its name.I dident really know why it was named Rumble Fish until the end.The characters in all of SE Hintons books are alike in one way or another,but the plot is always so different from every other book.After i read The Outsiders,i liked it better than any other book.But when i read half way through Rumble Fish i knew i was going to really like it just as much,and i did.Its really hard to explain how good this book is.You have to read it for yourself.I loved it and you will too.

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Mrs. Soldate's Period 1 Review
Rumble Fish teaches you to stand up for yourself and be prepared for the future. In the story they had many family and drug problems. Tex was very different from Rumble Fish. The author has a good perspective of teen life even though she writes from a male perspective. There are many teens who have family and drug problems like the characters in Rumble Fish. For example, there are no longer that many traditional families because of numerous issues. Rusty James's mom left his dad when he was a toddler. Mr. James's drinking caused them to split up. In addition, there are many young people doing drugs in the story and the world. Biff Wilcox is a pill popper. Cassandra is another drug addict. There are many problems in the story that relate to the world. Rumble Fish was really cool to read and easy to understand. Some people could realte to it. It has good description, so you got to know the characters well. In some parts it was a little slow. Overall, everybody thought it was a good book.

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The Best novel by SE Hinton
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 ."