Author: S. E. Hinton©1967
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Number of Pages: 264
Rating: 8/10
Reviewer: Megabob
The Outsiders is a classic about a 14-year-old gang member named Ponyboy Curtis. The gang he's in is called the Greasers and they are rivals with the Socs (another gang). The Greasers are on the poorer side and the Socs are on the complete opposite one. The story really starts getting going when two girls are met at a movie theater by Ponyboy and some of his friends. They see that the girls are all alone and decide to walk them home. That's when the trouble begins. On the way home, the girl's boyfriends (who are Socs) happen to pass by. Without much of a choice, the girls are returned. A few nights later, the boyfriends come for revenge and things go a little too far. Ponyboy and his friend, Johnny, are forced to flee their home in fear of being arrested by the police. Later on, though, they finally figure out that they can't possibly live their entire life on the run so they return and turn themselves in. The rest is up to you to find out by simply reading The Outsiders.
I think that The Outsiders was a very good book. One reason is the plot. It is an exciting, fast-paced, nail-biting adventure that you can't stop once you're going. Another is that everyone, in their own way, will be able to find some way this story relates to their life. Anyone who enjoys realistic fiction or any avid reader who is looking for a fast-paced adventure story that they want to relate to is obligated to read this classic.
The Outsiders is a classic about a 14-year-old gang member named Ponyboy Curtis. The gang he's in is called the Greasers and they are rivals with the Socs (another gang). The Greasers are on the poorer side and the Socs are on the complete opposite one. The story really starts getting going when two girls are met at a movie theater by Ponyboy and some of his friends. They see that the girls are all alone and decide to walk them home. That's when the trouble begins. On the way home, the girl's boyfriends (who are Socs) happen to pass by. Without much of a choice, the girls are returned. A few nights later, the boyfriends come for revenge and things go a little too far. Ponyboy and his friend, Johnny, are forced to flee their home in fear of being arrested by the police. Later on, though, they finally figure out that they can't possibly live their entire life on the run so they return and turn themselves in. The rest is up to you to find out by simply reading The Outsiders.
I think that The Outsiders was a very good book. One reason is the plot. It is an exciting, fast-paced, nail-biting adventure that you can't stop once you're going. Another is that everyone, in their own way, will be able to find some way this story relates to their life. Anyone who enjoys realistic fiction or any avid reader who is looking for a fast-paced adventure story that they want to relate to is obligated to read this classic.
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