Reviews
ahhhhhh omg I loved this sooooo much it
I remember reading this sometime in school and really liking this book, one of the few that was enjoyable to read in the curriculum. I’m really glad I decided to refresh my memory on it since my memory of how things went down was completely off.
All the characters are pretty different from one another but complement each other well in their group dynamic. Love them all tbh.
The right book to just remind you not to judge people based on how they look, everyone’s going through something, and sometimes the world has a tragic way of pointing that out.
Absolutely loved this book! Each character is deep and thoughtful in their own way. The author does a great job at using the characters to conflict/ compliment the others. This is such an important coming of age story about a boy who sees the reality and importance of change and begins to take notice of the consequences of his actions. He learns to take responsibility and to value the people around him.
I keep changing my mind about this, but this book was a solid 4/5 stars.
reading it for a second time after many years made me appreciate each relationship much more, and truly understand each character, i feel like they all play a role in a way that completes each other so deeply 😪
“I've been thinking about it, and that poem, that guy that wrote it, he meant you're gold when you're a kid, like green. When you're a kid everything's new, dawn. It's just when you get used to everything that it's day. Like the way you dig sunsets, Pony. That's gold. Keep that way, it's a good way to be.” One of my absolute favorites. This book truly holds a special place in my heart. I watched the movie plenty of times, even years before I read the book but it still breaks my heart every single time. I got extremely attached to these characters early on and they really are the heart of the book. They have a special bond and always look out for each other, and have very much created their own family. All the characters are quite different from one another, and each one’s personality, beliefs and thoughts about the world stand out. Powerful, moving and heartbreaking. I found the characters to be very real, raw, powerful and lovable. Honestly, I will always love Dallas Winston like no other character. He has been my favorite ever since I was introduced to ‘The Outsiders’, and he always will be. “Dally was so real he scared me.” “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.”
actually changed the trajectory of my life forever.. 4 stars
A sad stories of gangs and violence wrapped in the love of brothers
We had to read if for school and ended up actually liking it. The ending was a little sad but great. I would read it again.
Beloved classic from childhood/adolescence.
One of my all-time favorites. First re-read of it and I still loved it. A must read for middle and high schoolers.
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. This quick read is filled with lovable characters and a fast-paced plot.
This book almost made me cry in the middle of my class so it gets a 5/5 from me.
Not a bad book... impressive that the author wrote it when she was 16.
In the first half of the book, it seemed like a normal (yet still interesting) book. However, the main plot twist came so suddenly and so powerfully that it had me on the edge the whole time. It was extraordinary how the author managed to express so many complex emotions and experiences within one novel. It shows the life of those boys in such detail, I loved it.
Genuinely so surprised I had never read this book before. I see why it is such an adored YA classic.
I got about half-way through this book, and had already decided it was fine, was planning on giving it a 3-star. Took me a week or so before I picked it up again, and then read it straight through to the end. The way it finished tied everything up so well, I had no choice but to give it a 5-star. And to think that Hinton wrote it when she was a teenager makes it all the more impressive.
A really quick read that is brilliantly written, especially coming from a sixteen year old. The story had strong moral messages & I'm disappointed I haven't read it earlier.
I thought that this book was good when I read it
-0.5 taken off for the sheer amount of tears shed during my first reading in the 8th grade
Add this to a 'things that made me bawl every time I turned a page' list because that's the truth. I read it for school initially, and yet again loved it when no one else did. My high school copy is still sitting on my shelf, underlined, and scribbled on, and looking like I have read it a thousand times, because I probably have.
3.5
Highlights
Maybe the two worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset.
“Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold…”
“You sure don't need an amplifier" Soda said, and stuck out his tongue at the back of Darry's head. I stifled a giggle. If you want to see something funny, it's a tough hood sticking his tongue out at his big brother.
"Nope," I said, lighting up another weed. I still had a headache, but I felt better. Socs were just guys after all. Things were rough all over, but it was better that way. That way you could tell the other guy was human too
Just don't forget that some of us watch the sunset too.
“I’ve been thinking about it, and that poem, that guy that wrote it, he meant you’re gold when you’re a kid, like green. When you’re a kid everything’s new, dawn. It’s just when you get used to everything that it’s day. Like the way you dig sunsets, Pony. That’s gold. Keep that way, it’s a good way to be.”
<3
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold..."
sobbingggg
In our neighborhood it’s rare to find a kid who doesn’t drink once in a while. But Soda never touches a drop—he doesn’t need to. He gets drunk on just plain livin.
There was a silent moment when everything held its breath, and then the sun rose.
I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.
me
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
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