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Holy Crap. I loved this book!
Something of a mix between Grease and West Side Story with a younger protagonist. Fantastic themes of loyalty, family, found families, friendship, and loss. The writing and language choice reflected the voice of the narrator well, but occasional incorrect verb conjugations sometimes rubbed me the wrong way.The character development is somewhat haltingly created, with the majority of the character arcs taking place in the final two chapters. (The author was 16-years-old when she wrote the novel,
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This is an outstanding read that touches the emotions of the reader who meets three brothers who are trying to make it on their own after their parents died. It's difficult to make ends meet so Darry, the oldest, has two jobs. He gave up his dreams of college and a different life to support his younger siblings. Classified as greasers, they are part of a group of friends who "war" with those who have it all called the Socs but life has some bitter lessons for them all.
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This is my millionth time reading this, but I never wrote a review of the book? I read The Outsiders for the first time in the 7th grade for English class and I fell in love with it! I love characters and plot of the story. Ponyboy is a great main character, along with the other main greasers. Johnny Cade became my number one fictional boyfriend for many years (and still is today) This story is heartbreaking, but a great story about friendship, loss, and discovering who you are.
Nov 17, 2011
Kari
marked it as to-read
Jun 04, 2014
Maria
added it
Apr 17, 2015
Megan
marked it as bfl
Sep 14, 2019
Sandy
marked it as to-read
