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"A Painfully Moving Tale of Youth, Poverty..."
and the tensions between the rich and the poor. (or the races, genders, religions)
I saw this movie 30+ years ago and loved it, but this is the first time that I have read the book and I am so glad to have revisited the story. It is a painful, beautiful and tragic story about boys coming of age. Their stories are appallingly dismal and heartrending. But they are also beautiful and heartwarming. These boys know love despite their circumstances. They kn ...more
and the tensions between the rich and the poor. (or the races, genders, religions)
I saw this movie 30+ years ago and loved it, but this is the first time that I have read the book and I am so glad to have revisited the story. It is a painful, beautiful and tragic story about boys coming of age. Their stories are appallingly dismal and heartrending. But they are also beautiful and heartwarming. These boys know love despite their circumstances. They kn ...more
"Stay golden, ponyboy. Stay golden."
As if "Twilight" were written in the early sixties by a fan girl of "West Side Story". I know she was 16 when she wrote this, good for her, but is this really considered a classic? ...more
As if "Twilight" were written in the early sixties by a fan girl of "West Side Story". I know she was 16 when she wrote this, good for her, but is this really considered a classic? ...more
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