The Outsiders is about a 14 year old boy named Ponyboy. His parents died when he was young, so he lives with his brothers Darry and his close brother Sodapop. Darry is the oldest, and Sodapop is the middle child. They are all part of a gang called the Greasers, and they are always getting into fights with the Socs. One night Ponyboy and Johnny, a close friend of Ponyboy’s and also in the Greasers gang, were at the park and the Socs jumped them. Usually they were just beat up, but that night, things got way too out of hand.
For me, this book was a little weird, but I guess it was like that because it was very real. My favorite character was probably Dally because he is very dangerous and outgoing, and he made the book much more interesting than if he wasn’t in it. I think that the author did an extremely good job writing it, especially since she was just 16 at the time. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves something very suspenseful.
Reviewed by:(LESH)
