That Was Then, This Is Now

De: S. E. Hinton

Narrado por: Jeff Woodman

"It had been a real weird winter. Last fall, Mark and me had thought just alike, as one person; now we couldn't even talk."

Bryon and Mark aren't related, but they are as close as brothers. Ever since his parents died when he was nine, Mark has lived with Bryon and his mother. Now at 16, they like to reminisce about old times - the fights and pranks at school, smoking and swearing - junk they got into when they were younger. But lately things have been different. Bryon starts spending a lot of time with Cathy, and she makes him feel there are some things worth working for. He grows bored with all the fighting, the dead-end choices of life on the streets. And as Bryon's life takes one direction, Mark's life takes another. When Bryon discovers that Mark is pushing drugs, he faces a choice that could ruin their friendship.

S. E. Hinton is the author of The Outsiders, a book she wrote when she was 16. That Was Then, This Is Now is a coming-of-age story set in the 1960s.

©1971 S.E. Hinton (P)1994 Recorded Books

The ending

Very good but I really didn’t like the ending. The narrators voice didn’t give a lot of emotions at time but the difference in character voices was good. I didn’t have trouble with the audio as far as I can tell (maybe I wasn’t paying attention). But overall pretty good book.

it was really good <br />

loved it
i love this book so much . the reader was good also .

The best book

It’s the best I like this book and I recommend it
10/10 story is sad

Revisiting a childhood favorite

I originally read this book when I wad in middle school and had the urge to revisit it. I recommend reading The Outsiders first because this book has little references to that book but if you don't you won't miss out on anything except those little "Easter eggs." I didn't have a problem with skipping and the narrator was good and I felt the voice matched how the main character would sound.

👍

It was as really heartwarming story of the development of 2 friends that were close together to be considered brothers