Rumble Fish Book Review. This edition includes a new and exclusive author's note. Our oldest son, max, was assigned the outsiders to read for his high school english class.
Rusty james wants to be just like his big brother motorcycle boy — tough enough to be respected by everyone in the neighborhood. It's a realistic, engrossing portrait of a kid without much going for him, with a story and characters so engaging it's great for reluctant readers. Rumble fish is the perfect novella to read in one sitting.
The book has been awarded with california young readers medal nominee for young adult (1979), margaret a.
Rumble fish frustrates even as it intrigues, but director francis ford coppola's strong visual style helps compensate for a certain narrative stasis. Rumble fish book life is about more than fighting and proving how tough you are. The time that the two books were placed were close to. This review is hidden because it contains spoilers.