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rxwyn's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
maunanoiln's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Murder
eddieboy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Misogyny and Racism
lenorayoder's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
fatimalopezg's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
bella_cavicchi's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse and Abandonment
entrancedbywords's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Oh God! The outsiders. Back in 2007/2008, I had to read this as part of my highschool English class. I HATED the book. Not cause it was bad but because it felt so violent that it gave me nightmares, than I watched the movie and it felt so different to the book; oddly enough sitting comfortably throughout.
Recently I rewatched the movie and wasn't a fan of it. I thought it felt like it was missing a thing or two.
I'm pretty sure I've owned this copy for 17 years, it even has my hand written name written into it. So most likely a book copy that the teacher told us to keep. 🤷♀️
Either way..it's been a decade or so...so let's see if I struggle with the outsiders again.
Hmm..this book didn't freak me out like it did when I first read. Honestly, I think i felt underwhelmed.
You can easily tell its someone's first book, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. We all start somewhere.
But reading this it felt like chunks were missing..maybe it cause S.E Hinton is an outsider looking in rather than someone who was in on the action.
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
defunctfridge's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
camilaeg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
WARNING: spoilers!
this book tells the story of a gang-like group of rugged, lower-class boys in the middle of a conflict with their preppy, higher-class counterparts. as they are fighting for the territory, we follow along ponyboy curtis as he tries to balance his older brother's expectations of him and his desire to be an integral part of their gang.
the plot reaches its climax when ponyboy and johnny (another member of his gang) are walking home one night when a group of soc (the preppy gang) schoolmates jump them and begin threatening them. it escalates to ponyboy being shoved into a body of water, nearly drowned by one of the soc's, when he is suddenly released. but when he comes back up, he realizes something terrible has happened. johnny had unalived the guy. long story short, they flee from the scene and hide out in an abandoned church outside of town where only dallas (a member of their gang) knows where they are. the novel ends with johnny making the ultimate sacrifice, dallas succumbing to the emotional toll his life had inevitably had on him, and the rest of the gang going along with their lives after the novel ends.
SPOILER ENDS
i definitely breezed through this novel quicker than most books i've read before and i would definitely recommend it to anyone who is interested in reading about boyhood, loyalty, and growth 🌟
Minor: Murder
aus10england's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol