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The Outsiders, a fiction story by S.E. Hinton, is a novel with feuding rivalry between two gangs in a town throughout the story. "The Greasers", the tough guys from the east side of town who always need to watch their backs, and the "Socs", short for "socials", the preppy rich boys from the west side of town. The narrator and main character of the novel is a 14-year-old who lives with his two older brothers, Soda and Darry. His name is Ponyboy. Ponyboy lives under strict rule of his brothers, and is always paranoid of getting jumped by a soc. There are seven other greasers who are considered brothers of Ponyboy. They all watch out for each other throughout the story and through the feuding with the Socs.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes adventures and friendship. S.E. Hinton made this book very easy to read and comprehend by using simple vocabulary to describe intense situations. My favorite part of the book is when Ponyboy is jumped by the Socs in the beginning because it is an exciting scene and makes it really easy for you to get into the book early.

I loved The Outsiders,by SE Hinton. I gave it 4 stars, but not 5 because it doesn't quite reach that bar to be a 5 star book-but it still is very good. I'm an avid reader, and of all of the books we were requiered to read back in Middle School; the Outsiders was my favorite. I know I'm probably in the minority, but I would personally like to see more scenes of the Curtis brothers interacting. I'm pretty sure that SE Hinton has no desire to write a sequel, but I personally wished she would. I also wish we got to learn a little more about Sandy(Soda's girlfriend who gets pregnant, but the kid isn't his) The lessons learned in THe Outsiders can be related to real life. There are still strugles between different groups, there is still a social pecking order. You can look at the Outsiders as story, or look at it from a deeper contex. In the 60s, when this book was first published violence seemed limited to the inner city. Many midddle class kids probably couldn't relate to the gangs. But now in the 90s with all of the shootings, and deaths this book has even more meaning.

This book is very good. i have read it in 2 days, and you can read it very good. it is not bad.keep cool, Heiko Rabus