Maybe he will outgrow it someday, but right now it's important.' - Cathy, on page 104

'It's not just a stage! You can't say 'It's just a stage,' when it's important to people what they're feeling. 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.

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. “You know what the crummiest feeling you can have is? To hate the person you love the best in the world.”

The book that was then this is now