The Outsiders

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Summary: THIS BOOK IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Do you like story's with supense, action and feeling? Or maybe a story wich gives you the feeling that your living in it. Well if you do, the Outsiders is the book for you. I mean, if your a teenager, you'll like this book simply because of the way its written and if your an adult well you will want to be young again. S.E Hinton describes so well this book with feeling, hatred, love, friendship, loyalty and much more. When I finished reading this book, I hoped that I could've been in that period of that time and watch all of those events happen. I just finished seeing the movie today wich includes Tom Cruise as Steve, Matt Dilon as Dally, Patrick Swayzie as Darrie, Rob Lowe as Sodapop and a unknow actor for Ponyboy. The movie is exactly like the book execpt some differences like, in the book they talk about East and West side but in the movie they say North and South. Also in the book they say Socs but in the movie they talk about Socias. But in general it's very good. I suggest you read the book first and then see the movie. Anyways I give this book TWO THUMBS UP!!!!!!!! And I suggest it for any reader.

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Summary: The most accurate description of the social barrier ever.
Review: This book gave a description of the social barrier like no other I have ever seen. The book, told from the point of veiw of a teenage boy, tells a heart wrenching story of life, death, and courageousness under fire. Any person experiencing social segregation should read this book. Thank you S.E. Hinton for such a wonderful story that expresses so accuratly the oppression that children in this position most often feel. Thank you for the experience and thank you for the inspiraton.

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Summary: Look Deeper into the words to find the REAL meanings
Review: The Outsiders was a really unrealistic book to read in this age...teenagers may not be able to relate or connect to the characters, nevertheless try to understand why these fellows in the book turn out the way they are at the end. Sure, the drugs and gangs may be exciting, but deeper thoughts were meant for this book, of which grade school/middle school/ and even high school readers may not be able to truely grasp.

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Summary: This book is a defenite two thumbs up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: The Outsiders is a book that will give you the sensation that your living in the storie. And the thing wich I probably liked the most about S.E. Hinton's book is the realism of the story. She describes so well the atmosphere, the turning point and the climax of the story that you will think this story existed once. I highly recommend this book to anyone, even the people that don't like to read. Including me!!!!

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Summary: Very touching and sad book!
Review: I read this book for my English class and I thought that it was the best book that I ever read in my whole life!(And I am ususally difficult with the boks I read!) I rarely cry over books but in this one I just couldn't help it! I've read it 4 times and I am reading it again! I'll probably never get enough of it! I've read both, the new version published and the old one, but they both are the same except for the pictures on the front. (The characters are easier to identify in the old version.) My favourite character was Darry because I can really identify to him; he doesn't show his feelings as much but deep inside he is human, too! I also want to thank my English teacher for encouraging me to read this book, I can never thank you enough; it changed my whole life. Well I just wanted to say this; and for all the people who haven't read it yet: GET YOUR COPY RIGHT NOW AND READ IT!(Trust me you'll love it!) A girl who likes Darry:-) Mary-Jane xxx P.S:If like me you loved this book e-mail me! I just can't wait to talk about the book with you!!!

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Summary: A great book about the problems between a greaser and a soc.
Review: This book is a story about the problems in the world, such as smoking, drugs, drinking, and the social races.

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Summary: Best Book I Ever Read !
Review: I have read this book 9 times. I can resite it word for word, but yet I still read it. I will never get sick of it. This book changed my perspective of life. This book is full of lessons just waiting to be learned.A few of these lessons are:To be prepared for anything that comes up. Expect the unexpected. Things can change so fast you won't relise in time to get prepared. Make the most of life. Life can end just as suddenly and unexpectidly as it began. One minute you have friends, and then the next you're alone. If you truly put your mind to something you can acheive anything. You shouldn't dodge your problems, or lie to yourself to make them go away, because they will just get you into more trouble. If you lie to yourself you may belive what you say, and then when you find out it's true it will hurt even more. And last, that having 1 or 2 really good friends is better then having a bunch of school friends,"because thats what they are school friends not buddies." A book which truley deserved the Marget A. Edwards award, an award given to authors who open a window through which young adults can veiw their world and which will help them grow and understand themselves and their role in society. Given by the American Library Assosiation.

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Summary: A Reader from Eagle, Idaho.
Review: This book is the best and I would never have thaught it was this book. When my teacher said we would be reading this book I thaught oh great another book like the ones we read in sixth grade. But this one is far from it. I'ld recamend this book to anyone.

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Summary: A real tear jerker
Review: Well, this is, hands down, one of the most touching books I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Hinton had a wonderful way of showing you the real people behind all of those masks that they put up to protect themselves for getting hurt, and all the masks society puts up as well. It gave you insight about how bad it is all around, and opened your heart to people that you probably would not usually relate to. People that you can't usually relate to, but who are regular kids. Soda and Two-Bit, the fun loving guys that'll never grow up. Darry, the one who grew up too fast, too much trouble put on his shoulders at one time. Johnny, caught between two abusive parents and the need to be loved, everyone's little brother. Ponyboy, trying to figure out where he's going in life. Where all of them will be going. Ponyboy who watches the sunset and reads poetry. And finally, Dallas, the hood. Dallas the one who didn't know how to love, and the one thing that he did love was ripped away from him. Dallas who didn't care what people though, and who didn't even remember what it was like to cry. All these characters give you a taste of what it's like on the other side of town, but not to farfetching to be unbelievable. The Outsiders is a truely touching tale of friendships, and hardships, and the fight to be understood. It's about loosing the fight, and winning it as well. But mainly it's about life.

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Summary: "A look at both sides of the track from the tough side"
Review: A glimpse in the life of a young man growing up tough in a world few of us ever know. Excellent reading for young and old!