The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Outsiders
Book Review: Almost Perfect
Summary: 4 Stars
Good sound quality. Easy to listen to. Used with my students in class when we studied the novel. Helped get the story started, especially with my second language learners. Used first disc, didn't need second because students became comfortable reading aloud. Recommend preview it before you use it with a group to mark the tracks with the book text. The audio speaker's "Oklahoma" accent may distract some, however, it helped my students grasp the character of Ponyboy.Book Review: Bringing novels to life
Summary: 4 Stars
Reading a novel is one thing but listening whilst reading adds a new dimension to it. The Outsiders is written by an American author and it's set in the 1960s. I am Australian and the language in the novel is not. It makes sense to listen to a trained actor deliver the novel with the correct intonation, dramatic intensity and charaterisation that simply reading cannot provide. The themes in The Outsiders are relevant to today's teenagers who deal with peer pressure, dysfunctional families and the all too human need to belong somewhere....anywhere. Conflict is sustained throughout and there is the final resolution. This is good to play on a car trip to keep teenagers engaged instead of hearing "are we there yet?"or to improve reading skills by listening whilst reading. This is one way to help improve word recognition. Especially suitable for people with vision difficulties who may find it easier to listen to, rather than read a book. Very enjoyable.Book Review: Excellent Performance
Summary: 5 Stars
My students really enjoyed this reading of the book. I've never seen them so quiet.Book Review: Excellent audio for The Outsiders
Summary: 5 Stars
This audio tape is outstanding! The reader does a great job in reading the novel word for word with a comfortable pace for my 7th graders. He changes the voices for the lead characters. When my students request the audio instead of reading it out loud, then I know that this is a good tape. I recommend this audio tape to anyone who loves to be read to.Book Review: Good audio version
Summary: 4 Stars
Despite some complaints I saw about the narrator's accent, this has been a success with my classes. I did inform them in advance that Hinton was from Oklahoma, so she probably wrote the characters to be in a city in that state, so they would have southern/western accents. After that, it didn't seem to be a big deal for anyone.