The Outsiders

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Summary: An Action Packed Novel
Review: The Outsiders was a fascinating novel depicting the life of a boy struggling to survive in poverty without parents. Having only two brothers to look up to, Ponyboy had to often fend for himself. While trying to stay out of trouble with the Socs, boys from the wealthier side of town, Ponyboy learned to depend on himself and keep his eyes close on his goals even with the many distractions he faced. Many times during this story, Ponyboy got into situations that ended up in fights. While being either strangled, threatened with a knife, or plainly just beaten up, Ponyboy learned to live a hard life. He was rescued in the nick of time, by his brothers, many times. Being the smartest and most focused Greaser of the gang, he set his sights beyond what the average Greaser could imagine. His goal was not to be the best street fighter in the gang but to get an education. He imagined a life free of the hatred between the Greasers and Socs, a life without fear and violence. Many Greasers could not live like that, but Ponyboy could. Ponyboy was different. This story takes us though the winding journey of conflict and heartache in not only Ponyboy's life, but in the lives of those closest to him.

I recommend this book to people who would like to know what life in an inner city environment is like. This book will be exciting for all young adults for it addresses topics interesting for this age group. The action and fast paced tempo in the fights, hideaways, and rescues will bring excitement to any reader. This novel will teach any of its readers to be grateful for what they have and due to the many suspenseful moments throughout this novel, it will captivate the reader. I give this book an A+.

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Summary: I loved it!<3333
Review: I am a 7th grader and I read the book THE OUTSIDERS over the summer and did a book report on it. I absolutely loved this book! It was amazing and the author did a great job on details. I never realized how bad it is in some parts of the world. This book made me realize that not everyone has a good home or decent parents- or even parents at all. This book taught me a lot and I will continue to re-read this book. The story was a little funny and it was REALLY SAD! But it was a GREAT book! If you don't believe me then read it yourself! I had doubts to this book before I read it but once I was in the middle of it I just couldn't stop reading! And I'm not a big fan of reading. In the past couple years I have only read about one book that wasn't required for school. And even if I never in my life will be required to read this book, I'll do it anyway because it is just a really enjoyable book to read. I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone. I hope you buy it!

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Summary: Timeless Struggles
Review: 'The Oustiders' is a realistic story about teenagers from the wrong side of town who are left to fend for themselves after their parents pass away. There are two main conflicts in the novel. The first is person vs. society. Ponyboy and his friends are considered greasers because they don't have much money. Opportunities for success are not handed to them, so many of the greasers decide to not even try to succeed in the world. Ponyboy is different from most greasers, because by the end of the story, he decides to make something of his story, and his life, even though it will be difficult, and he knows he will have to work hard to succeed in a world that has preconceived notions of him and his kind. The second conflict is person vs. self, as Ponyboy struggles to become the kind of person he wants to be, even after the loss of his parents, Johnny, Dally, and the soc that Johnny stabbed, who was a person with a life, too. The characters in the book were both round and dynamic. They were described in detail, and their changes in attitude and thinking were shown through their actions and dialogue. Although the setting of this book seems to be late fifties to early sixties, gangs and cliques still exist for teens today, and teenagers still push for independence and begin to discover who they are. Because the novel deals with these issues that are present in the lives of nearly all teens, the young adult reader's interest in the book would remain high, even almost forty years after it was written. The book is only at a 5.1 reading level, but of course the content is more appropriate to deal with, and to interest, the high school reader.

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Summary: "The Outsiders out of this world"
Review: I am a 12 year old boy who doesn't like to read very much, but this book was different. Most books I read I don't like, but this book was very good. The Outsiders is a book about a bunch of gangs who beat up on each other. The two main gangs are the Greasers and the Socs. The Greasers are the poorer kids who grease their hair and talk trash. The other group is the Socs "Social". They are the rich kids who jump the greasers. The book has a lot of friendship and loyalty in the gangs. If you like adventure and suspense then you would like The Outsiders.

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Summary: A classic!
Review: I read the Outsiders when I was 14 and since then I have often re read it, because of it's detail of friendship and loyalty that it gives to teens acrooss the nation. This book should be taught in classrooms all over the world. It details the relationship of three brothers and their gang who are from "the wrong side of the tracks" and the upper crust "socs". While struggling to accept the events of one night, Ponyboy must over come certain issues in his life. I would reccomend reading this book.

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Summary: Book Review
Review: The Outsiders is a story about gangs. In this story there are upper and lower classes. The upper class lives on the west side of town and the lower class lives on the east side of town. The upper class consists of socials who drive fancy cars and wear madras (plaid shirts) and ski jackets. The lower class is made up of greasers and hoods. They like old souped-up cars and wear T-shirts, blue jeans, leather jackets, and hair that's long dark and greasy.
The main characters are Ponyboy and Johnny...I would recommend this book to everybody. I would definitely recommend this book to all my friends. People who like books with a lot of action that get off to a quick start will definitely like this book. I think the point that the author tried to get across is that it does not matter if you have all the money in the world or no money at all, people still have problems.

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Summary: Rated by a real 13 year old
Review: The book "The Outsiders" teaches many life lessons. It proves that social problems that occur today also occured in the 50s and 60s. The book also shows how times have changed. When was the last time you saw a bunch of teens living together that started smoking at the ripe age of 12 and get into fights? This is one of my favorite books. It was very realistic and once you start reading it you get hooked. Very addicting I GIVE IT 5 stars ! :)

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Summary: Awesome oh Wow!
Review: Hullo all who read. the outsiders was touching to a point that it brought tears to my eyes. I feel very comfortable recomending this book to ages from young adult to adults. I gaurrentee you will love it. GO ON READ!!!

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Summary: The most realistic book you could ever read
Review: Hey guys! Well, if you are reading these reviews you've probably read The Outsiders or are thinking about reading it. This book was one of the best books, in fact it is the best book I've ever read. I had to read it as an English assignment. Well, like any student I didn't want to read it, so I was going to put it off as long as possible. I even let my friend borrow it for the weekend so I wouldn't have to read it. Well I got it back and I read the first chapter and I couldn't put it down after that. Its so realistic that it kinda scares me. I mean it went with the society back then and it stills goes with society today. Theres still the Soc vs. Greaser problem in todays society. They maybe labeled something different but dont you ever look around your school and notice it. Theres the rich clique, the popular group, and then theres the less fortunate people, the bad group. After reading this book I noticed it a lot more and started being nicer to the less fortunate people. This book teaches you alot and its very suspensful and well written. S.E. Hinton has a very unique style of writing and its very good. I'm glad I had to read this book as an English assignment, because I would have never read it by myself. I hope that all English teachers start making their students read it, because out of my english hour not one student disliked this book. The way the characters act are also unique. There's Ponyboy, the sensitive one. Johnny, the quiet one. Darry, the big strong one. Two-bit, the talkative one.
Dally, the troubled one. Sodapop, the one who understands everyone. Steve, Soda's best bud. Ok, Ive babbled on a long time....Just read the book and you'll see how great it is! Its the best book ever! May I also suggest reading S.E. Hinton's other books, That was then this is now, Tex, The Puppy Sister, Taming the Star Runner, and Rumble fish. If you've read the Outsiders book you should also check out the movie. Its great and Dally's hott! Two bit and Sodapop are hot too..but yeah, you get my point. The movie doesn't go in depth as the book though.

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Summary: Pony Boy Saved My Freshman English Class
Review: I usually detest books I'm forced to read in school, the process of reading them being boring and slow-paced and the books ususally about boys and their pets. The Outsiders was completly different. After reading the first sentence I was immediatly hooked into Pony Boy's life and the lives of the many people around him. This book brought tears to my eyes, laughter to my lips, and a warm feeling to my heart.