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A review by hopeloveslit
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
4.0
The Outsiders is about two rival gangs, The Greasers and The Socs. Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma during the 1960s, the gangs are divided by socioeconomic status. The Greasers are the working class, and The Socs are the upper class. Although they seem different in every sense of the word, “Things are rough all over.”
“It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her patio and the one I saw from the back steps was the same one. Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset.”
I read The Outsiders for the first time in middle school. I remember loving the novel for two reasons. One, it was so unique compared to our usual assigned reading. Two, the rumble was everything to the younger me! I loved the action and gritty vibes.
“Don’t you know a rumble ain’t a rumble unless I’m in it?”
Reading this novel as an adult is a distinctive experience. I enjoyed it even more. I was able to pick up on things that I didn’t formerly. Hinton's themes flew over my head during school; they didn’t this time. I can’t wait to note how I feel about this novel in another ten years. Overall, I’d recommend this story to every reader! However, readers who love found family have to read this.
“Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things, not the things you want to learn. Sixteen years on the streets and you see a lot. But all the wrong sights, not the things you want to see.”
“It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her patio and the one I saw from the back steps was the same one. Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset.”
I read The Outsiders for the first time in middle school. I remember loving the novel for two reasons. One, it was so unique compared to our usual assigned reading. Two, the rumble was everything to the younger me! I loved the action and gritty vibes.
“Don’t you know a rumble ain’t a rumble unless I’m in it?”
Reading this novel as an adult is a distinctive experience. I enjoyed it even more. I was able to pick up on things that I didn’t formerly. Hinton's themes flew over my head during school; they didn’t this time. I can’t wait to note how I feel about this novel in another ten years. Overall, I’d recommend this story to every reader! However, readers who love found family have to read this.
“Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things, not the things you want to learn. Sixteen years on the streets and you see a lot. But all the wrong sights, not the things you want to see.”