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Summary: Good book
Review: We all feel like outsiders at one time or another. Hinton gives a taste in this book of how it is to be an outsider with now feasible way out. Ponyboy and his friends in the "gang" are trapped. By the end of the book, Ponyboy realizes that the Socs feel the same way even though they are financially and socially secure. I recommend this book to anyone, especially boys for whom it is difficult to find good reading material. It denouces cliques and bigotry.
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Summary: "What A Book!!!! , A Must Read"
Review: I read this book for the first time when I was in the eighth grade. At first I was very shocked that a woman wrote this book(because of the initials in the name) But it turned out to be one of the best books, I've read in middle or high school. The story is told from Ponyboy's point of view. He lives with his brothers, one older Darry (who is raising Ponyboy)who works hard to keep the family together and SodaPop, who wants to hang out on the streets all day long. He talks about the many adventures that both he and his family go through. You also meet two of my favorite characters, Johnny and Dallas ( a true street kid). I'm telling you!!! Once you read this book you won't put it down because you want to find out what is going to happen next. There are some memorable parts such as the big street fight between the greasers and the socs and the "act of heroism" that Ponyboy and Johnny do.
I will say that this book does not have a "happy" ending but you learn from the book is that friendships are forever no matter if you are a "greaser" or a "soc" and that you can make a difference in anybody's life.
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Summary: Well...
Review: Well, i did not read the book because i would have like to read it in english... cos i'm French ;)But i saw the movie. And i like it.As i like Rumble Fish ; i was 18 when i saw it and really this movie has changed my life because for the first time i was watching people like me. I do not remember but i think i saw this movie 7 or 8 times...
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Summary: This book changed my life
Review: As dramatic as this sounds, this book changed my life.
I first read the book when I was in sixth grade. My cousin had checked it out of the library and read it. She brought it to my house and said you have got to read this book, it's the best book I have ever read. I thought she was nuts, it was a library book I knew there was no way I would finish it by the time she had to hand it in. But she insisted so I took it. The next day my parents had to drive to Tulsa (yes, the setting of the book, I'm from Oklahoma) which is about an hour from where we lived. I decided to read the book on the way. By the time we got to Tulsa I was hooked, every place we went I stayed in the car and kept reading while my parents shopped, by that evening I was finished. The next day I read it again.
At a time when I was beginning to discover who I was and who I wanted to be the Outsiders spoke volumes to me. The ideas of real friendship, loyalty, and honor totally made me re-evaluate my life and ultimately to some degree helped to shape the way I live my life. Now as I sit here typing this, I am thirty-three years old I have a wife and a young daughter. I don't even know how many times I have read the book and how many copies I have owned over the years. I hope that someday around sixth grade, my little girl can read this book and enjoy it like I did.
BUY THIS BOOK!!!!
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Summary: The Outsiders
Review: The Outsiders
I liked the book the outsiders. This book has lots of suspense in it like when you know something bad is going to happen then it does. This book is about a kid named pony boy that grows up without parents because his parents died. So instead of being taken care of by his real parents he is token care of by his two older brothers. I recommend this book to people that like reading adventure books and books with fights. This book is also for people that do not like to read books because this is simple read for anyone. This is one the best books IV read in my life. This book would make anyone want to red this book made me want to read. By
Louis c.
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Summary: Ponyboy Express
Review: Well the reason i am typing this review is because we read this book in school and i tell you this the best book i have read. Ponyboy is my favorite character because in the book he always told it like it is. The Outsiders realy is a unique book because it shows people how it was back when people got jumped in the streets. I am going into college now and it is a good book to bring with me to read if i get bored. I thank my teacher for assinging the book to the class.
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Summary: The Outsiders
Review: The part of The Outsiders that I remember most vividly is when Johnny bravely kills the violent Soc to save his best friend, Pony's life. After this incident, Pony and Johnny must go on a journey as fugitives to keep from getting caught by the police. This book has amazing suspense and unpredictable twists in plot. I now have a picture of how it would be like to lead a life as a gang member always on the run. An example of a unexpected twist is when Johnny and Pony and their friend Dally demonstrate how courageous and well intentioned they really are. They rescue children from a burning building after having been running from the police. Something suddenly happens to one of the greasers that leaves his friends shattered. This novel has a very painful and emotional impact, and has realistic descriptions and believable characters.
By:Victoria S.
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Summary: The Outsiders
Review: S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders is an amazing work of literary art. This suspenseful thriller kept me guessing and will do the same to you. The first reason why I would highly recommend the book is that the plot is excellent and exciting. In the story a group of teenage gang members try to find their purpose, and this makes a great storyline and some exhilarating fight scenes really keep the book interesting. Every type of reader from beginning to end will enjoy this extraordinary novel about heroism, dealing with problems, and trying to overcome the odds.
By Johnny
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Summary: The Outsiders
Review: SE Hinton has written many great books in her lifetime so far. But one of her books stands out to me out of the rest, by far best book ever The Outsider. It could also easily be the Realistic Fiction book written. It's funny because it was the first she had ever written at the age of sixteen. I think that is purely amazing, the fact that she was only 16 when she wrote it. Probably because she might have been going through a similar situation.
This book is mainly about a boy named Ponyboy that is in a gang with his brothers and a few other kids called the "Greasers." There is this other gang full of rich people that are like jocks; they're called the "Socs." The Greasers and Socs have constantly been fighting with each other but usually the Socs picked the fight. One night the socs took it too far and Johnny, a greaser, killed Bob, a Soc, and the sotyr goes on from there.
But basically this is a great book, it keeps you in suspense, and there are surprises here and there that spice up the story. So if you like Realistic Fiction or even if you hate books you should try this one. You won't be sorry, believe me. It's not like a novel, it's actually quite short fewer than 200 pages, so it should go quick and it's a great book. [...]
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Summary: The Outsiders
Review: Wayne Barnes-Bak Middle School of the Arts
This excellent book gives you a sense of war in a way. Each chapter filled with excitement and awe. Pony Boy Curtis and his friend Johnny Claude go on a run from the law. After Johnny had killed one of the soc's (the socials and wealthy) when he tried to drown Pony Boy for them taking there dates. Pony Boy, Johnny, Darry, Sodda Pop, and Dallas Winston. These are the greasers (the- outcast). Pony Boy goes threw a lot. His parents are dead and he thinks that his brother hates. Johnny's parents couldn't care less. Don't even know when he's gone. Don't care if he is heart or anything. They end up being hero's at the end saving some kids in the burning church were they had been hiding. All they can think of is I need a cig I need a cig. Johnny dies from the fire later in the hospital. Dally is furious he can't take it. He can't believe it. He ends up robbing a store and pointing his unloaded gun at the police in attempt to scare them. They fire at him and just like that he is dead. He is gone. In front of all the people who cared for him. Pony boy can't take it. Two people who he dearly cared for. Pony finds a letter that Johnny wrote before he died which made Pony turn his life around. This book opens your eyes that this is still what is going on in life. You have the different groups of people and they collide. Two different groups of people who hate each other because they are different in what way. Akin color not in this story. So what is it? What makes each group? Your status in life. The same way it goes on in life today.
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