~ January 2019 ~

This is either my fourth or fifth time reading; I’m not sure. I’ve lost track. To this day, it’s the only book I was assigned in school that I enjoyed. However, this time around, I lowered my rating from five stars to four. There were a couple of things in the writing that seemed mildly offensive to me, and if I’m being honest, I don’t know what I’d think of this novel if I read it for first time now.

Even though I’m not as in love with this as I used to be, it’s a nostalgic read. This book will forever have a place in my heart.

And “‘Stay gold, Ponyboy,’” gets me every freaking time. AHHHHH.

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5-1-17: I just finished my fourth reread and it was just as amazing. I think I'll always love this book, and I think the last four or five chapters will always break my heart.

I originally read this in seventh grade, but the dates shown are my reread. I read this again in early 2016 and forgot to mention it here, and I'm sure I'll reread it this year too. The only book I've read in school that I've liked at all, and I absolutely love it. It broke my heart though.