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Summary: A Great Boy by S.E. Hinton
Review: In the book, That was Than This is Now by S.E. Hinton, a young boy goes on his path to maturity while his best friend is still acting like a tough greaser. Like many of S.E. Hinton's books this takes place in a time of gangs and hippies. After the socs and the greasers' war, Bryon and his best friend Mark are enjoying life by being to able to do whatever they want. Mark was brought into Bryon's family after his parents killed each other. Their mother does not care what they do as long as they don't get themselves killed. Him and Bryon have been best friends since they were little kids mixed up in the greasers. They hang out in a bar, hustle complete strangers in pool and go to the drug store with M&M, who is a hippie. Due to a turn in events these three, and M&M's sister, Cathy, get into a dilemma where their decisions can determine the rest of their lives. This book that S.E. Hinton wrote is a lot like many others he wrote, such as Taming the Star Runner, Tex, and Rumble Fish. It takes place in the mind of a young boy going through tough times by living on the streets. This book's time period is probably two years after The Outsiders, but in this book, unlike The Outsiders, the characters are different. There is still Ponyboy Curtis, but that is the only character from The Outsiders. S.E. Hinton has written many good books for young readers and this book is no exception. I really enjoyed reading this book and recommend this book for all young readers.
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Summary: Wonderful Portrayal of Teenage Life
Review: This book, a semi-sequel to SE Hinton's first novel, the Outsiders, proves to be one of the finest books I've ever read. I'm in my mid-teens now, so I'm not too far from the age of Mark and Bryon. Right now things have changed so much and now that I've read this book, I understand that these problems are normal and that things do change. The issues with Mark and Bryon are so complex that they will eat at your skin and hurt you deeply because this stuff is just normal and it can happen to anyone at any time. Aside from being a guide to reality, she reincorporates some of her older characters and they play nice roles in this story. All in all, it's one of my favorites. Completely recommended.
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Summary: AWESOME book!
Review: "That was Then, This is Now" was an excellent book. S.E. Hinton did a wonderful job keeping me in suspense the whole time. I read it for a school assignment, but I finished it before my time limit was up because I just couldn't put it down. I felt like I really knew the characters and what they were going through, which was something I had never felt before. All in all, it was a wonderful book filled with laughter and tears, and was not the least bit disappointing.
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Summary: That Was Then, This Is Now
Review: I would recommend this book to anyone that would like non-action, non-creative, and non-adventurous. This book is mostly for people that like average books about friends. The summary of this book is two best friends that grew up together and were like brothers. They begin to get older, and grow farther and farther apart. To find out the rest of this Novel you need to read it. About The Author: The author of this book is S.E Hinton. She is an author of many good books example: TAMING THE STAR RUNNER,THE OUTSIDER,RUMBLE FISH, and TEX. Hinton has been writing books since the age of 16. To find more information on Mrs. Hinton please read one of her books.
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Summary: Very oldfashioned
Review: Personaly I don't usualy read these kinds of books, I'm more into modern storys, and very sad ones, I know this one is pretty sad, but still! This book is well written though. I am reading it because we are doing it as a book report.
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Summary: this is an outstanding novel
Review: this is one of the best books i have ever read in ym life. As a teen i can relate to this book and the things said in it. I would highly recomend this book to every teen. Because parents and adults just have no idea what we go through everyday and just how things change instantly
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Summary: My All Time Favorite Book
Review: wow!! could we say... groovy book? this book dealt with real problems and had a very realistic story. we had to read it for school at first i really didn't like it. but after the first chapter or so it was really good and i couldn't put it down. the book does have a tragic ending but, it shows readers that life doesn't always turn out the way you'd hoped or planned. i would reccomend this book to anyone... although the book does have some bad language its VERY good.
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Summary: AWESOME BOOK!!!!!!
Review: This book is about two friends, Bryon and Mark. Bryon is the smart one. Mark is a trouble maker. Both are sixteen years old. The reason I liked reading about them is because it seems like a real life problem. Bryon likes to go out with girls and Mark just likes to get in trouble. I could read this book over and over again.
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Summary: WOW... that was a suprise
Review: I read the book in one sitting. Ipicked it up, started reading and found the story too good to putdown. S.E. Hinton makes her characters so life-like and real, you feel that you know them, or you are them in a sense. I love the way the whole world around them plays into the story. Not just a few events or friends, but their whole life. An entire year of their life. The conflicts between them all keep you interested. I have a best friend like Bryon, and I can relate to how it feels to have a friend that seems like a brother. You love them, you care about them. I have also been in love like Bryon, you would do anything in the world for them, and anything in the world to protect them from being hurt. I liked Bryons character, he was a sensible person. Caring and affectionate. Though his transformation at the end to some heartless and emotionless person made me wonder why someone would write such a great story to waste it with an ending like that. The most sensible person in the book, has no sense at all anymore. He betrays everyone he loves. You can't just abandon true love or friendship. In another review they quoted "The ending will surprise readers, challenging them to puzzle over Bryon's dilemma in their own hearts.", Well it almost crushed my heart. As I also said earlier, S.E. Hinton makes you feel like you know those people, or are apart of them. And knowing Bryons metamorphasis to some heartless person hurt me. I recommend the book to everyone because its a great story of life, and it will make you think.
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Summary: I really enjoyed this book.
Review: The book "That was then this is now" by S.E Hinton was a very good book, the reason i liked it so much was because the book dealt with problems that teens face, and the book had a very realistic and beliveable storyline i highly recommend this book and i also recommend Outsiders and Tex which were also written by S.E. hinton.
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