You have to really look hard at the sentences and into the mind of Rusty-James’ character to make meaning from this little novel, especially when the events of the novel all seem to fly by. Hinton’s writing style is so simple and elegant that it can be a little hard, at first, to realise the complexity of everything she’s writing about. In actual fact, once I sat back after reading it (I read it on a long trip on the train so had plenty of time to process it afterwards) I realised that there was a lot happening and that the novel brings up a lot of important issues regarding family, class, masculinity, violence and adolescence. What I mean by this is that not a lot happens in the novel, or at least, because it’s so short, it seems like not a lot happens. It’s one of those stories that are kind of about nothing, but also about everything. But I liked Rumble Fish a lot, and in this review I will attempt to explain why. It covers similar themes of masculinity (and more) as in S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders, which beats out Rumble Fish for me simply because it’s a longer story and you get to spend more time with the characters. It’s powerful and subtle and immensely enjoyable. Rumble Fish is the perfect novella to read in one sitting.
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