Eva

Eva's Book Review


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The title of the book I read was, “The Outsiders”, which gives you a big hint on what the book is about. The outsiders in the story are, the “greasers”. The cover, which is a picture of four brothers that are in that gang seem very plain. When I first saw it I didn’t think much of it. But as soon as I read the back of the book I knew the book was definitely going to be interesting. People may think the book looks plain, but you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. It may turn out to be one of the best books you have ever read, this is very true when it comes to this story. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is one of the best books I have ever read. This book explains the troubles between gangs. Two groups of boy’s one side are the rich side with higher class and the other boys are from the so call “wrong side” of town, the lower class. The rich kids are the “socs or the socials” and the other boys are the “greasers”. These boys are bond to clash and fight. Eventually they do get into a huge rumble south side the “socials” vs. the north side the “greasers”. When you pick up The Outsiders you will be surprised. The story is very exciting it never gets boring. The story starts off immediately with threats from the two gangs, fights, and many more exciting events throughout the story. This leads to the most important part of the story. The story captures the world of many of what today's teens have to go through, if involved with gangs. Even with the circumstances they have to deal with they still believe there’s good in people and in the world. They figure out that the most important thing is the bond between them, they need each other. The characters are really interesting. But what I really like the most is that they are life like. The characters in this book seem like ordinary kids. I feel like some of the characters could be my neighbors. I could relate to the characters in a way. I live in the avenue where there are gangs that do have rivals. But I am very lucky I don’t go through what they go through. Or even have to see others close to me go through that. I highly, highly recommend this book to any teen’s boys or girls who love to read about love, hate and suspense. It's a good book with easy reading not too long. It will definitely not leave you wishing you had picked a different book. You will never get bored or tired of “The Outsiders”. You will want to finish it in a day because throughout the reading you will have your heart pounding and pounding, wondering what will happen next. It was such a great book that it made me very emotional around the end. The outsiders will definitely be a book I will always remember.