Rumble Fish is a story by S.E. Hilton about a boy
named Rusty James that is a hard nose gang member. He's a fourteen year old
drop out that fights all the time. His one true aspiration in life is to be as
feared as his older brother Motor Cycle boy. His brother wants nothing more
than to abandon his tough guy role and leave his town to move to the coast to
relax for the rest of his life but has an internal conflict that keeps him
coming back evrytime he goes. Rusty lives with his father and brother in a rundown
apartment.
I liked how this book vividly described all of the
fights and connected with the reader by using extremely descriptive vocabulary.
I was a little disappointed with some of the story line, not all of it made
sense. Overall it was a decent book, just a few minor issues. This book
reminded me of the Outsiders, S.E. Hilton wrote both books. They both are
written the same way and have similar story lines. Both stories are written
about gang members that get into a lot of trouble.
I give this book three out of four stars because it
is a well written book but at times hard to remain focus and the transition to
back in time from the beginning was not really presented as well as it should
have, which made it hard to follow. I think this book is best for 13-16 year old
students that enjoy reading gang related violence. I also think this book is
written like any other S.E. Hilton book so anyone that really enjoys her work
would find this book entertaining. I don't think this book would be enjoyable
for any adult that likes mature writing styles because this book uses an
abundance of various slang terms that many people, including myself might find
hard to follow. In conclusion, aside from the slang and the confusing
transition this book is well written and worth reading because the author is
very good at expressing all ideas on paper and keeping the story line in place.
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