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Summary: OMG
Review: I had to read this amazing novel in a class and i enjoy reading but holy i never there was a book this good it is simply amazing. Good for all ages and i don't think i'll ever forget it it teaches a good lesson and i hope people don't judge a book by its cover which i almost did by i'm so glad i read it cuz i LOVE it i wanna read it again and agian! a definite MUST READ!!!!
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Summary: The Outsiders
Review: This was an excellent book. I liked it because of that fact that I'm still in high school and though things now aren't exactly how they are in the book I could pretty much relate to everything that was going on. Ponyboy, the narrarator of the book reminds me of one of my friends and I thought it was cool how all of the brother stuck together. This book never let me put it down and the funny part is I started reading it one day because our teacher made us read for a half hour. I didn't expect to be sucked in and end up reading the whole thing but that's what happened. If you are looking for a good book to read or want to read something that can relate to your high school experiences than I would definitly suggest reading this book by S.E. Hinton.
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Summary: The Outsiders
Review: The Outsiders
By: Hinton, S. E.
Reviewed By: S. Chang
Period: 5This book is about the lives of gangs and the change in many peoples lives after a murder. Ponyboy is a greaser, a gang member. His parents died so he lives with his bothers, Soda, a drop-out, and Darry, who grew up too fast to take care of the family. The greasers are enemies with the Socs, another gang made up with rich kids. Ponyboy and Johnny, a buddy of Ponyboy, run into some Socs and get in a fight. They nearly get killed by the Socs. In self-defense, Johnny kills a Soc, Bob. Ponyboy and Johnny run away from the police to a church. There, they save some lives and lose some. I like this book because it let me see things in 2 point-of-views and it helped me realize a life is very, very valuable and can change many people¡¯s lives forever. I also learned that losing one life can lead to many more losses. When I was half way through reading this book, I thought all Socs as ¡°bad¡±. But I relize that that isn¡¯t true. If another book was based on the same story, but it was a Soc¡¯s point of view, I would have thought of all greasers as ¡°bad¡±. But when I got to a certain point of the book, there was a part when Bob¡¯s friend, Randy was telling Ponyboy his feelings, I really felt sorry for him and changed my opinion on the Socs. Especially when the book tells me randy¡¯s expression by saying, ¡°Randy tried to grin, but I could tell he was close to tears.¡±
When Johnny and Ponyboy is at the church hiding, they save some lives. To save lives, they get injured and it leads to a person¡¯s death. Because a person died, Dally gets so sad he wants to suicide and he purposely threathen the police and got shot by the police. This was weird thing to happen because Dally was a very cold, tough, manly, and ¡°bad¡±. I guess that¡¯s why it touched me more when Ponyboy said, ¡°he ran out like the devil was after him. He¡¯s gonna blow up. He couldn¡¯t take it.¡±
My favorite part of the book is when Jjohnny, Ponyboy, and Dally saved the little kids from the church. It would¡¯ve taken a lot of courage to do that because they could die saving those kids, and most of all, they didn¡¯t even know they kids and they risked their lives for them. I thought that all gang members were bad, but I guess there¡¯s a goodness in everyone.
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Summary: The Outsiders
Review: Puffin, 1997, 180pgs, $6.99
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The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton This an exciting book about two gangs called the greasers and the socs. Ponyboy can count on his brothers to help him out when he is in a fight. Unil a fight happens. Something has gone wrong. What will Ponyboy do.
It is a great book, and full of excitment. I would give it a 10 out of 10. Don't take my word for it, read it.
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Summary: A Short, Simple Masterpiece
Review: One of the things I love about this book is that S.E. Hinton wrote a simple, short book, but managed to make it great. I have read A Clockwork Orange and Slaughterhouse-five and am currently reading The Catcher in the Rye and Breakfast of Champrons, my point being that I really enjoyed/am enjoying these but can still appreciate The Outsiders for the great book it is. The story is told in first person by Ponyboy Curtis, a greaser growing up in the 1960's Midwest. He looks up to his brother Sodapop, feels rejected and unloved by his brother Darry and doesn't know what to think about the Socs, the rich kids in town who despise greasers. One night at the movies, Pony and his best friend Johnny meet two soc girls who aren't like any Socs they have ever met, they don't care that Pony and Johnny are poor, they just like them for who they are, something the two greasers had never thought a soc was capable of. However later that night Ponyboy and Johnny are attacked by the girl's boyfriends, one of whom is killed in self-defense by Johnny. Pony and Johnny then leave town to avoid punishment. After a tragic turn for the worst things eventually come down to a rumble beetween the greasers and socs, and the eventual breakdown of the gang's wildcard: Dally. The greasers are mearly looking for exceptance though they are labeled by almost everyone as the bad guys. The Outsiders is a magnificent book that shows the foolishness of sterotyping and follows a fourteen year old on a journey through the hardest part of his life.
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Summary: The Outsiders
Review: This book was amazing! I have never heard any1 say to me that they didnt enjoy reading this book. Even kids who hate to read found it hard to put this book down. I don't want to give anything away, but it is a must read and if you hav never picked it up, then it is about time you do!
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Summary: The Best Book I've Read
Review: I think it is a really good book. I really enjoyed it. I think that the introduction is really good because it isn't boring like in most books. My favorite character is Two-Bit. I like Two-Bit because he sounds like a happy boy, allways glad. I also like Ponyboy because he is a very sensitive boy. I've learnt that people have a lot in common despite their backgrounds.
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Summary: Intelligent
Review: I read the book with my ESL students and they really enjoyed the story. It encouraged them to rethink about not judging people by their looks and peer pressure.
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Summary: ugggg
Review: i hated this book. it was horrible. i had to read it for school and i was disgusted. sure it is suspenseful but it was horrible. you might have thought oh, whats gonna happen next?!?! but did you really care???? i kno i didn't.
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Summary: The Outsiders
Review: "The Outsiders" by S.E.Hinton, is a book that actually kept me reading without going to sleep. It is all about my favorite stuff as a teenager: fights, alcohol street gangs, friendship and love. The story is about the group of teenagers living on the street. They are Ponyboy, Sodapops, Darry, Dally, Two bits and Johnny. They are "Greasers", which is the name of the group's gang. The reason they call themselves greasers is because of their greasy long hair. They are always together like family because they have to have friends to back each other up when they get into fights with the Socs, who are their greatest enemy. One night when Ponyboy gets into a fight with his brother, he leaves the house and decides to spend a night on the street with Johnny, his best friend. Unfortunately, they meet five drunken Socs and get into a fight with them. The fight ends when Johnny stabs one of the Socs who is about to kill Ponyboy. They are afraid of the murder rap and going to jail, even though they are juveniles, so they run away from the city and with Dally's help hide in a church. But one night, there is a fire at the church...This novel is mainly about the friendship, and teamwork between Ponyboy, Sodapopls, Darry, Dally and Johnny for being in one crew. I really admire these characters because I think their lives are extremely tough as they have no parents and have to fend for themselves. I also like the ending of the book because of how the poem "Stay Gold" kind of sums up what's important in life. Johnny wants Ponyboy to "Stay Gold" which means to stay young inside, and not to get old and bitter in life.
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