Title: The Outsiders Author: S. E. Hinton Average number of words per page: more than 100 STORY: 757 readers have rated this story. Average story rating: 8.55/10.0 ILLUSTRATIONS: 757 readers have rated the illustrations. Average illustration rating: 6.13/10.0

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Story Rating 9.0 out of a possible 10.0

Book review by: choco age: 15 Review submitted on 01/31/2005 at 13:15:38 list all 757 reviews for this book

Illustrations Rating 5.0 out of a possible 10.0

choco writes the following about The Outsiders :

I feel that the novel The Outsiders is a great book for all ages. The characters are very real and allow the reader to image themselves as the characters and in the same situations. For example, most people have been in a situation where they are not comfortable being alone and someone comes up behind them that they don't want to be there. This happens when Ponyboy is walking home and the Socs circle him and jump him. The novel is also set in a city where there is a rich side and a poor side. All readers have experienced this at sometime in their lives whether in person or on the news. Also, this novel deals with real issues that most kids face today. For example, prejudice, loneliness, and family misunderstandings come to mind. Prejudice is shown when the Greasers and the Socs are judged by what they wear and what they say. Loneliness and misunderstanding is through out the novel in very subtle ways. I would recommend this book to all high school students because it deals with real issues and how real people deal with them.

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