Sunday, July 4, 2010

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Author:Jay Asher
Reading level: Young Adult
Publisher: Razorbill

Rated 9/10

Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker–his classmate and crush–who committed suicide two weeks earlier.


On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out how he made the list.
 
MY REVIEW
This book was like one huge emotional rollar coaster for me. It's one of those books that will stay with you long after reading it and will make you think how your actions affect the people all around you, even if you don't know them on a personal level. It's one of those books you can't put down and you have to know what happens next. It's sad and doesn't have a very happy ending, and that's what makes it more real.Clay Jensen comes home one day to find a box on his porch full of cassette tapes. He soon finds out they were made by Hannah Baker, a girl from his school who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Soon he has a night he will never forget, he learns about all the reasons and people who made Hannah decide it would be easier just to end her life, he learns about all the feelings she had going through her mind. And that there are signs to look for with people when they feel the way Hannah did.

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