Had never read this one back in the day. Enjoyed it so much and her stories, I am now re-reading Rumble Fish ( )

Had never read this one back in the day. Enjoyed it so much and her stories, I am now re-reading Rumble Fish ( )

A troubled young teen has a physical altercation with his overbearing step-father, and winds up being sent to live with his uncle. Travis is full of himself, thinks he's better than anyone around him, but winds up realizing that friends and human companions are pretty important.

I liked most of this book, though I felt the author could have developed the characters a bit more. And the ending was hurried, unsatisfactory, and not typical of SE Hinton's works. ( )

Somehow I missed this when I was remembering my favorite authors and catching up on them. It does belong on the same shelf with the author's other YA novels, but at this point in my life I can't say I loved it. I mean, for one thing, there's absolutely no subtlety. And even though there are plenty of struggles, everything just fits together and works out awfully nicely. And there's just too much smoking and drinking, with only nods to consequences. Otoh, it's still a gripping coming-of-age story with characters we really care about. ( )

This book surprised me a lot. I really enjoyed it though. What surprised me was what the book was about I though that itwould be about having to tame the star runner. He was barely in the book though it was about Travis and his whole life changing just by meeting his uncle. This is an amazing book. ( )