S.E+Hinton

Book Review Title: __Rumble Fish__ Author: S.E. Hinton

Rusty-James thinks he's the toughest guy around. In his neighborhood, everyone knows that he gets what he wants. The only person he looks up to and listens to is his brother, The Motorcycle Boy. It used to be that whenever he got into trouble, the Motorcycle Boy fished him out. But now he isn't around to help him. His life starts falling apart. He starts fighting with his girlfriend Patty and there is a new guy in town that is trying to take his reputation.

In this book Rusty-James has to think about his problems and how to solve them. I think that this book is for mainly for teenagers. They will be able to relate to his problems and worries more then any other age group. Also, teens would learn some ways to deal with their struggles. This book was interesting but I felt as if there was no action. Nothing really happened, and it didn't really have me waiting for the next chapter. I wouldn't like to read it again, but I enjoyed reading it the first time. This wasn't one of S.E. Hinton's best plots, but her characters are really life-like. I feel like I really knew Rusty-James. Her first book, __The Outsiders__, felt like the story just flowed but this book just dragged on, like she was being forced to write it.