The Outsiders 50th Anniversary Edition Hardcover – November 1, 2016

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I read this book 2 times and is currently reading again not because it's for school, but also because I'm really enjoying the book. I don't get what is violent about this book and I think the person who rated this book as "Horrible and Violent book" does not really understand the book.1. The reason why the story tells a boy(Johnny) getting abused by his father is to tell the readers that Johhny would never know what the love and affection are without his buddies.2. The boy(Ponyboy) was getting drowned by the "Socs(Socials)" because Ponyboy and Johnny was a "Greaser(Hoods)" meaning they were like Criminals(junivile delinquents) and that's how people look at Greasers, while people like Socs because they have clean hair wearing madras shirts and riding corvairs and stuff.3. Ponyboy mentioned "Electric chair" because an incident happened and he was terrified that they'll get a bigger consequences than Socs because they're Greasers. Johnny killed a Soc with a switchblade because Ponyboy was getting drowned by a Soc and Bob(one of the Socs) scared Johnny to kill him. Johnny also killed Bob because he's the one who nearly beat him to death and left him at the lot(flashback).4. Johnny and Ponyboy hurried and left the scene, and went to find Dally(one of their buddies). He was in a party and when Dally told them that he was sleeping in a bed, he also mentioned that he was actually(literally) sleeping, doing nothing else.5. Sodapop(Ponyboy's older brother) had a girlfriend named Sandy, and he wanted to marry her but she left him because he was a Greaser and didn't even graduate highschool. Not because she was pregnant. Sodapop really liked her but she didn't realize that his feelings were true.6. A girl named Cherry was also a Soc, and got in the car with other Socs not guys. She got in a car because one of them was her boyfriend and she couldn't stand fights(The Socs called Greasers in a mean way and Ponyboy's buddy Two-Bit held his switchblade and gave Ponyboy a busted glass bottle). You also can realize that even though Cherry is a Soc, she isn't mean to Greasers like other Socs.7. When Ponyboy and Johnny met Dally and told him what happened, he told them there was a old Church at Windrixvile and that they can stay there while things are settled up. The church one day caught on fire and Ponyboy and Johnny tried to save the kids. Ponyboy was able to get out of the burning church but Johnny passed out before he got out of the church.Ponyboy was fine, One of Dally's arm got little burned but he was okay, Johnny's back was broken and he had a bad burn and eventually died.8. When Dally heard that Johnny died, he couldn't take it because he loved Johnny so much(like a brother) and broke in a store and got shot by the cops because that's what he wanted.9. Also Johnny once said to Ponyboy that he wants to kill himself but while he was in a hospital dying, he told Ponyboy that he doesn't want to die anymore. Johnny thought dying at age of 16 is not enough and wanted to learn more things in his life.It's an awesome book if you know the meanings of the popular quotes such as "Stay gold ponyboy, stay gold" meaning good things also has an end to it(I think) and it's also helpful to review the poem "Nothing gold can stay" by Robert Frost.

My sister read this book with her 8th grade English class. She told me to read it, but I honestly wasn't sure what to expect. I really loved it.I loved the narrator and how it was written. Not perfect, but like I would expect a 15-year-old boy to talk. His voice was so engaging. And he really made me feel what he was "thinking" and "feeling."Ponyboy, Darry, and Sodapop were three brothers who were truly there for one another. Then they welcomed in those who didn't have much of a home life along with those who just needed a friend. They were open to love more than just themselves. They understood the friendship and the struggles of the world around them as the book came to its conclusion.I know we as adults forget or don't acknowledge the struggles of being a youth, but there are things that we need to understand better. We need to help them navigate things a little better. We need to acknowledge where the struggles are not just for them but for ourselves.I would recommend this book.

The book was new and I loved the story

It was just as it said in the description, it was missing the sleeve, and I'm kind of sad about that but I got what I ordered. But, I overall love this book and the original copies, and the fact it has bonus material is great, and I loved how I got it for so cheap since I don't have a lot of money. When I get enough, I'll buy one with the sleeve. But, I'm happy. :) (Also, there was no highlighting, just post-it notes.)

My son read this book a few months ago in 8th grade. I purchased it when he needed it as a reference for his paper. I saw it in my library and decided it was time I read it, too. Who knew someone could capture the lives of teenagers in such a way that you felt as though you were there living them, too? Great story—I couldn't put the book down!

I read this book in the 4th grade, because I couldn’t get past the violence in the movie, but still wanted to be able to talk about it with my peers. It changed me, and for years afterwards, and maybe even now, I saw myself through the lens of the Outsiders. As I have reread it as an adult (with my son) I know now there are better written books, but few better at pulling back the barrier between childhood and becoming an adult than this story. It is a worthy and necessary rite of passage that I highly recommend.

When I first read this story, I was a little younger than Ponyboy. The language is stark, offhanded even, and it pulls me in every time- even now, two decades later. It's one of the many stories that made me want to be a writer.