lawl3sswr3n 's review for:

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

4.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is often a required book to read in school but I never took a class that required it. 

A solid read. A dark, coming-of-age with death, violence, truth, and reality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Abandonment, Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Eating disorder, Blood, Stalking, Alcohol