Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

68 reviews

isabelle_mary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

I knew that when I reread this book I was going to be once again blown away at how a simple story can have such an impact on the reader. I remember reading this in middle school and being so invested in the world of greasers and socses and that happened to be the case again. Show casing that just because you come from the wrong side of the tracks in no way means that you are a bad person. I will forever love this book and hope it continues to be read in schools. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

cscharfway's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring slow-paced

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

3.0

I remember my teacher reading this book out loud to the class in Grade 7 so thought I would read it again for nostalgia. Still a pretty great read for a book from the 1960s, though I can see how other books might be more relevant for young people today. It’s a very tragic read but really interesting look at poverty and classes, and how that impacts teenagers within a small town. There are a couple icky sections when it comes to how men treat women and very cringy discussions of child abuse that is quite hard to read. There’s also no racial diversity. I think other more contemporary books do a better job introducing these important topics to young people than this one- it had its time in the sun, it’s time to introduce some new material into the curriculum. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual harassment

karsynisawesome's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

oceanbluetay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

ali1311's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was even better than I remembered it being when I was younger. The narration was so character-driven and so deep inside Ponyboy's own head that you really got a sense of the world and people in this story. Heartbreaking and beautiful. A great kid's book that doesn't shy away from the complexities children face and know about. It tackles those issues head on and never does anything but assume the reader is as smart, if not smarter, than Ponyboy himself. Stay gold :')

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

mayareads4fun's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Don’t know how I’ve gone so long without reading thing despite watching the movie so many times. 
But loved it regardless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent

crying_cryptid's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Classism

vadip's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

boink's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

my favourite book, reread it every month or so <333

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Blood

eloise648's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail