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Oct 25, 2015
Gina
rated it
it was amazing
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One of the best books I have ever had the pleasure of reading! I am sure that I will continue to read this one over and over again! 5 stars!
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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Oct 24, 2018
Darlene
rated it
it was amazing
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I previously read this book in high school for a novel study in ELA. I don't often do re-reads but, since I read this one so long ago, I requested the audiobook when I saw it on my library's Overdrive.
The Curtis boys are orphans. Their parents were killed in a car accident, leaving the oldest son Darry (20 years old) to take care of his younger brothers (16 year old Soda and 14 year old Ponyboy). The Curtis' and their friends are known as Greasers, with their slicked back longer hair. They are l ...more
The Curtis boys are orphans. Their parents were killed in a car accident, leaving the oldest son Darry (20 years old) to take care of his younger brothers (16 year old Soda and 14 year old Ponyboy). The Curtis' and their friends are known as Greasers, with their slicked back longer hair. They are l ...more
I initially read this back when I was teen or pre-teen in the 80s. I didn't much care for it then, but thought since it was a short book, I would listen to it on audio again. Unfortunately, I still wasn't too crazy about it, but I gave it 2 stars. I really couldn't relate too any of the characters, although when they talked about Ponyboy, Sodapop, Johnny, Dallas, and the others, I kept picturing Ralph Macchio, C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon and the others who starred in the 1982 or 1983 movie tha
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May 12, 2014
Jirrine
marked it as wishlist
Apr 17, 2015
Megan
marked it as bfl
Oct 07, 2015
JackAttack
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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Aug 03, 2018
Amanda
marked it as research
Sep 14, 2019
Sandy
marked it as to-read
Nov 17, 2020
Gretchen Hicks
marked it as to-read
