Reviews

The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton

julia7777's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

kerryanndunn's review against another edition

5.0

To this day the story of the Curtis brothers and the greaser friends that make up their adopted family is one of my favorite books ever. I read it once a year and it is has become so comforting that reading it is like cuddling up in a big blanket of familiarity and warmth. I love the character Ponyboy Curtis probably because I relate to his dreaminess and longing. I wish I had a gang of friends as loyal, funny, and fierce as Pony, Sodapop, Darry, Johnny, Dally, Two-Bit, and Steve. This book definitely deserves to be considered a classic not in just young adult literature, but literature in general.

sherrydurham's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

thealcove's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

sallyb72's review against another edition

5.0

The character labels of greaser and socs are dated but the struggle for acceptance and grief over the loss of family and friends still rings true.

pheebs98's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

greenweasel11's review against another edition

3.0

It would be so predictable if the entire text of my review were "Stay gold, Ponyboy."

We read this in seventh grade language arts. We all had to memorize "Nothing Gold Can Stay."

johanna999999's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

dark_marble_eyes's review against another edition

I’m going to be completely honest, I’m pretty sure I read this for school 12+ years ago, and I remember almost nothing about it other than it had a profound effect on my gender.

bwiannas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0