The Outsiders

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Summary: Good way to spend a few hours
Review: Definetely a great book. It is not a classic but you dive into it. It makes you feel that Ponyboy is all good when he does have mistakes.

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Summary: Being an Outsider
Review: I liked the book because it tells you the story of the boys from the hood, and how they struggled to go on through life fighting Socs who are the rich guys. I rate this book as a 3 star book because it is not very deep, it is more like a book for starters, but it is since it was written by a 16 year old, who was tired of the situation at her school.

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Summary: The Outsiders
Review: I had to read this book for my English class and when i first got it i thought that this was going to be a boring book. But wonce i got into it, it was wonderful. the way Ponyboy Curtis discribs his life is just amazing. I actualy cried when i read the book. Just the thought of what he had to go through. Also read the book before you deside to whatch the movie. The book is alot better in details and more emotional. If you are about 12 and older it would be a great book to read.

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Summary: A great book!
Review: This is one of the most wonderful books that I have ever read. It's so touching and very well written. Fair warning: This book is not for the faint of heart. It's extremely sad in some parts. I usually am pretty unemotional when reading a book, but this really touched me and I had tears in my eyes. I recommend this to anyone and everyone, young or old. The characters are very well developed. By the end of the story, I felt as though I had made some new friends. I esepecially felt for Johnny, a character who is emotionally traumatized and who you can't help but feel sorry for. Once again, I highly recommend the Outiders. It teaches you that there is a lot more to the common "hoodlum" than what meets the eye.

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Summary: king
Review: This book is a good book I like how there always in trouble like me and how they get jumped by the socs. The only bad thing is its a bad example for little kids and some times old people. this book should be sold to kids over the age of 8 or 9. because they do bad stuff and if the book does bad stuff then it will encourage kids to do bad stuff to like get in to a gang or something like that. but other than that it is a good book and it shows people that if you get in to gang you can get killed just like johney did.

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Summary: Reader's Response 2
Review: The Outsiders is about a fourteen year old boy named Ponyboy. Ponyboy has grown up in tough surroundings. When his best friend, Johnny, killed a rival gang member, called the Socs, it forced Ponyboy and Johnny to go into hiding. That was only the beginning of Ponyboy's wild adventure. This is the only book that I'm willing to read more than once. It's hard to compare this to another book, when this is the best book I've ever read. It's so different than a lot of other books I've read. It gets straight to the point and it affects you emotionally of all the hard times each character goes through. I feel that I identify with Darry the most. He stayed strong, and kept his family together. He had to raise a family all by himself. This book is great for all ages. I read back in seventh grade. And I also read it now in twelth grade. The only draw back is the circumstances of Johnny and Dally. My two favorite characters of the book.

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Summary: Poignant. What more can I say?
Review: This book, which was written in the 1960's, may have well been written today. It describes the many conflicts between gangs, social groups, family violence, and friends. I was made to read this book twice when I was in middle-school, but even so I enjoyed it. Many emotions and thoughts surround the patrogonist, Ponyboy, who describes ganglife in the city. The book goes into many depths to develop the personality and emotions of every single character, and even from the view of the main character, you know the intellects of every little character. Every emotion is very sicere and well portrayed and not a detail is left out. You get a good view of human nature, feelings, and life. The story has a very moving plot that deals with family conflicts, murder, robbery, gang fights, friendship, social status, and loss. It does well at alerting the reader of the seriousness of gang warfare. Even though it expresses the many sad parts of life in the city, it gives a message that there can be hope and there is hope for those who have not lost the fight yet. This is an incredible book and definately worth getting. A must read!

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Summary: friendship
Review: This book is about friendship.one of the socs gets along withthe greaser.That is my favorite part of the book. ... darry is the favorite character. because he will protect his little brother and help him stay in school and help him do his work and when graduated he get a job and jonny will help him with his job.

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Summary: For Richer and Poorer
Review: The Outsiers is a great book to start off reading the school year. I watched the movie before reading the book. The frist time I read it it was in my exploratory class. I thought the book was interesting for a kid my age. I would have to say 2-Bit was my favorite character because of his jokes. Tim Shepered is the one I hate most because of his attitude. I think I would rate this book a B+ for childrens books.I think the book had a realistic story to it. I really likedthe book so I would tell kids to read it if they had time.

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Summary: A Great Book
Review: I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book when my Exploratory teacher began to read it. but as she began it wasn't so bad. Accually I kind of liked it. It probably wasn't the best book I've ever read, but it was good. I think it was a great story about the "preps" and the "gangsters". I think It was very realistic on some points and not so much on others. I would probably recommend it to anyone who wanted a good story and likes stories aboutthings that could really happen.