I've never forgotten this extraordinary book and will reread soon. She gets in side her characters heads and crafts amazing literature. I hope if one has not read this book and they stumble on this review, they will pick it up. Likewise, I felt for Bryan, trying to stay afloat in a world that is changing, trying to hold on to both people he loves while dealing with so much. I can understand the "Hollywooding" of the ending but honesty, the book's bleak ending is closer to reality and is most likely how it really would have played out.Īlthough I felt for Mark, I do not excuse some of his actions. I saw it and the ending is completely different. This is such an easy book to relate to.įYI.this book was also a film.
This is the police 2 ending free#
And growing up, I too felt this amazing free feeling, the feeling that it would always be this way.
I am someone who is not all that comfortable with change. Things are always changing.who hasn't wanted, at one point or more, for things to just slow down.or freeze altogether? Mark however is not happy with this and wants things to remain just as they have always been. He is growing up and for the first time he has a girlfriend. Mark and Bryan have been best friends all their lives. While I still prefer The Outsiders, this is a great book as well. Hinton wrote both and I am a huge fan of both these books. This book is lesser known then "The Outsiders". I read this as a kid but lately certain things have made me think of it and perhaps I will do a reread. Mark and Bryan have been best friends al “You know what the crummiest feeling you can have is? To hate the person you love the best in the world.” Hinton, That Was Then, This Is Now I read this as a kid but lately certain things have made me think of it and perhaps I will do a reread. “You know what the crummiest feeling you can have is? To hate the person you love the best in the world.” ― S.E. It's short, sweet and heartwrenching.more God, the ending was heartbreaking!ĭo yourself a favour and read this book. The story's great, the book's great but I will never forgive Bryon for what he did. This one's set around the time as The Outsiders and also has Ponyboy's cameo ( I cannot express how happy I got when I read about him!) The Outsiders is one of my all time favorite book and I wanted to read something similar so I picked this one up. God, the ending was heartbreaking! Do yourself a favo I had aimed to read 40 books this year and this is my 140th so please believe me when I say I am PROUD of myself! This one's set around the time as The Outsiders and also has Ponyboy's cameo ( I cannot express how happy I got when I read about him!) The story's great, the book's great but I will never forgive Bryon for what he did. I had aimed to read 40 books this year and this is my 140th so please believe me when I say I am PROUD of myself! The Outsiders is one of my all time favorite book and I wanted to read something similar so I picked this one up. This ending is what makes the book spectacular. 1) this is pedestrian and boring 2) unrealistic 3) doesn't make you (gasp!) think and continue to analyze the book and ponder if Bryon did the right thing or if Mark would have ended up there anyway, but not by his hand. If the book ended the way you wanted - they all lived happily ever after! This is what you want: Charlie was never shot, Bryon married Cathy, and Mark cleans up his act and becomes a responsible citizen (bc there are no permanently incarcerated convicts, nobody ever went from juvenile deliquent to habitual criminal, there are no jails bc people reform themselves. Eduard bc you didn't like the ending and it wasn't a fake Disney story book ending isn't reason to lower your rating! So anything that takes you from living …more bc you didn't like the ending and it wasn't a fake Disney story book ending isn't reason to lower your rating! So anything that takes you from living in a fake dream world of streets lined with gum drops and the world is like the Willy Wonka factory is disturbing to you? The ending of the book is what made the book! It is why I give it 5 Stars.