The Outsiders: S.E. Hinton (The Originals)

I read this book back in Secondary school and loved it then, and I still love it now. It’s a young adult coming of age book, with an underlying wholesome story following a troubled teen just trying to fit in. I feel like I see it on a different level now that I’m older and have kids around the same age as the protagonist here, it shows how easy it is for teens to fall off the tracks and not realise how important they really are to others. 10/10 amazing!!

Love love love loved it

Perfect quality, like the photo.

Tidy 2nd hand book. Quite a lot of previous school owner labels, though nice to have a clear cover

I’ve never read an SE Hinton book before; I’ll admit that until I read the introduction of The Outsiders that I didn’t even realise that Hinton was female. I assumed that a book about teenage boys and gang culture was written by a male writer. This was the first of many shocks; good shocks but ones that made me realise that I had a prejudice in me that I wasn’t aware of. Another surprise is that a book of such high acclaim could be written by someone so young. Hinton wrote her debut novel at the tender age of 17. Impressive – there is not much else to say on that matter The Outsiders centres on two rival gangs the ‘Greasers’ and the ‘Socs.’ The ‘Greasers’ come from the wrong side of the tracks, have no money, work hard but for very little and they have little chance of bettering themselves. As opposed to the ‘Socs’ – the middle/upper class people of society who get away with whatever they do because they have the money to back them up. Things get out of hand when greaser Johnny kills a Soc when trying to save his friend (and the protagonist of this story) Ponyboy. This causes an out and out war between both gangs and the results are fatal. It would be fair to say that nearly 50 years on from its publication date that the slang in The Outsiders is dated but the intention and the thematic resonance of the book is still extremely powerful and relevant in modern society. There are still gang related crimes happening everyday; there are still young children playing at being grown-ups with no worry of the consequence. SE Hinton’s debut novel is still as potent and as readable today as it would have been when it was first released. What I will say is that as a book reviewer it does take a lot to impress me and whilst I do really like a lot of the books that I read it does take something special to have be finish it in one sitting. That is exactly what happened with The Outsiders. This book is a classic for a reason. The Outsiders by SE Hinton is available now.

I don't understand how this book escaped my reading list for all these years. Thank god I accidentally stumbled upon it and read it. The Outsiders is a beautiful and heartbreaking story of 14 year old Ponyboy Curtis, his two older brothers and their gang, and their struggles to get by, living on the 'outside'. “They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.” “...people get hurt in rumbles, maybe killed. I'm sick of it because it doesn't do any good. You can't win...even if you whip us. You'll still be where you were before - at the bottom. And we'll still be the lucky ones with all the breaks. So it doesn't do any good, the fighting and the killing. It doesn't prove a thing.”

Exactly as described, arrived early

When I was at school we strangely didn't read the book The Outsiders, but we watched the film so after many years I finally found the outsiders on the kindle and have just finished it. The book is beautifully written and you would never know a fifteen year old wrote it . I would encourage anyone who loves a good story to read this. It's a classic coming of age book which just about has everything in it. It will grab you from the start and take you on a rollercoaster ride. Stay golden.

Das Buch handelt von zwei rivalisierenden Gangs mit völlig verschiedenen sozialen Hintergründen, es gibt die Greasers und ihre Feinde die Socials (Socs). Die Socs sind die reichen und verwöhnten Jugendlichen die von allem zu viel haben und die Greasers sind der traurige Rest, die armen und verlorenen. Hauptfigur in "The Outsiders" ist der 14 jährige Ponyboy Curtis, es ist auch aus seiner Sicht geschrieben. Er lebt zusammen mit seinen zwei Brüdern, Sodapop Curtis der 16 Jahre alt ist und Darrel "Darry" Curtis der 20 Jahre alt ist. Sie gehören zu den Greasers, genauso wie ihre Freunde Johnny Cade 16 Jahre alt, Dallas Winston 17 Jahre alt, Steve Randle 17 Jahre alt und Keith Matthews genannt Two-Bit achtzehneinhalb Jahre alt. Durch die sozialen Unterschiede und persönlichen Feindschaften kommt es oft zu Auseinandersetzungen zwischen den Greasern und den Socs. Bei einer diesen Begegnungen tötet Johnny ausversehen einen Socs der versucht hat Pony zu ertränken. Die beiden fliehen und es folgt ein tragisches Ereignis nach dem anderen. Obwohl das Buch nur eine Woche von Ponyboys Leben widerspiegelt erfahren wir was alles, ob gut oder schlecht, in einer Woche passieren kann. Denn am Ende hat diese Woche 3 Menschen das Leben gekostet und Pony ist zu der Erkenntnis gekommen ob Greasers oder Socs, wir Leben zwar nicht gleich, aber das Sterben verbindet uns, denn es kann uns alle treffen. Leute das Buch ist einfach der Hammer. Das Englisch ist einfach zu lesen und das Buch liest sich schön flüssig!! Die Figuren sind sehr schön detailliert herausgearbeitet und passen perfekt in die Handlung und niemand ist überflüssig. Besonders die Curtis Brüder muss man lieben. Zwischen Pony und Darrel gibt es zwar viele Missverstände während der Handlung, aber zu meiner grenzenlosen Freude haben sie es am Ende endlich geschafft sich richtig nahe zu kommen, was auch teilweise Sodapop zu verdanken ist. Einzig Sherri Valance, genannt Cherry, hat mir nicht gefallen. Ich fand sie einfach nur nervig und hätte mir gewünscht das Pony eine beste Freundin hat die auch ein Greaser ist und ihm zur Seite steht!! Das Buch spricht vor allem das Menschliche in uns an. Für mich ist es ein Stück Weltliteratur und man sollte es auch heutzutage in Schulen behandeln. Es geht im Buch nicht nur um Hass oder pure Gewalt, sondern es vermittelt auch Werte wie Freundschaft, Loyalität und es zeigt Menschen die auf der Suche nach eigener Würde sind und ihrem Platz in der Welt. Und wenn euch das Buch gefällt solltet ihr auch unbedingt den Film sehen. Pony wird von C. Thomas Howell gespielt, Soda von Rob Lowe, Darrel von Patrick Swayze und es gibt noch eine Menge anderer super Schauspieler!! Also verpasst weder das Buch noch den Film, es lohnt sich!!!

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This novel is a perfect teenage coming of age storyline. It remains to be my all time favourite book written. The Outsiders handles death for younger people in an ideal manner and mentions, (indirectly) how to deal with it all. Watch the movie after you’ve read the book, so you can get an idea for a picture to be painted in your head. Ignore the names of characters like ‘Ponyboy’, ‘Sodapop’, ‘Two-Bit Matthews’. Highly recommend this novel.

PROPS TO THE BOOK COVER, THE STYLE OF WRITING, THE CHARACTERS, THE FREAKING STORY ITSELF! I love this book so much, one of fav read.

It came in perfect condition and as an Italian high school student I can say it was really well written easy to understand