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The Outsiders by S.E Hinton

   The Outsiders Author : S.E. Hinton First Published in 1967 Language : English Genre : Young-Adult Fiction "Stay Gold, Ponnyboy, Stay Gold..." excerpt from the Outsiders If you love Catcher in the Rye, you will absolutely love this novel. The Outsiders is another first person perspective novel that narrated by 14 years old boy Ponyboy Curtis. Refer to the name, you will able to directly grasp the character of Ponyboy, yes he is good and sensitive boy- and the youngest among his environment. Ponyboy living with his two older brothers, Sodapop (yes it is his real name) who is sweet, handsome and delighted 16 years old boy, and Darry who is tough, strong 20 years old boy. As the oldest brother, Darry has been caring for his brothers since their parents died in car crash. Darry has given up to go to college altough he received scholarships and chose to working so hard to make Ponyboy continue go to school. Ponyboy admire

the Stranger by Albert Camus

Cover The Stranger (L'Etranger) Writer : Albert Camus First Published in 1942 language : France (origin), English “One always has exaggerated ideas about what one doesn’t know”  Excerpt From: Camus, Albert. “The Stranger.”  The Stranger is one of the 100 Greatest books all the time along with Great Gatsby, the Catcher in the Rye, and Great Expectation. It is first person perspective novel that narrated by Meursault, an Algerian that domiciled in France.  The story is divided into two part, first part which told about the death of Mersault's mother, and second part is about the story after Mersault kill people. At his mother funeral, Mersault's act expresses none of emotions of grief. He's like didn't feel lost at all, moreover being ignorant. He also refuses to see his mother body. His attitude makes his mother's friends wondering and mad. Before passed, his mother seems lived in a nursing home and Mersault barely

The Great Gatsby

   The Great Gatsby Author :  F. Scott Fitzgeald Published : 1925 Language : English “ Just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had. ” My Marathon Reading finally come to one of another greatest english literature, the Great Gatsby. This novel take a place in Long Island, 1922 during the post of World War I.  The first person narrated is by Nicholas "Nick" Carraway, an midwestern man who come to New York to study about bond. He rents a small house in Long Island, beside a very huge mansion that belonged to man named Jay Gatsby. Across the bay, Nick's cousin- Daisy live with her rich husband, Tom Buchanan, whom was at Yale with Nick. Daisy also has a daughter.  Some noon, Daisy invite Nick to her house and met with a golfer girl namely Jordan Baker. During his visit, Nick acknowledged that Tom has a mistress namely Myrtle. Daisy life is unhappy, Nick remember that on Daisy wedding day, she t