Thirteen Reasons Why Review
Reasons to Read Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why is the kind of novel that simply cannot be replicated. Unlike other tragic stories written about suicide and various types of bullying, the author, Jay Asher, takes an innovative approach in telling Hannah Baker’s story. The book will touch its readers more than they ever thought possible, stimulating their emotions and creating new thoughts and perspectives regarding the issues of suicide and bullying. Thirteen Reasons Why is a tragic novel that serves as a voice for those who never spoke, a warning for those making more of an impact than they may think, and a battle cry in the fight against teen suicide.
Thirteen Reasons Why follows two people- Hannah Baker and Clay Jensen. One day, Hannah Baker unexpectedly committed suicide. She caught her entire town by surprise, leaving without warning or displaying any signs that may have given someone a clue. But, she didn’t leave them all without an explanation. Prior to killing herself, Hannah recorded thirteen tapes explaining the reasons why she committed suicide. Each side of each tape contained a different reason, and each reason pertained specifically to one person. Half of the story is told through Hannah’s voice in the tapes as she lists her reasons one by one. The other half of the story is told through the perspective of Clay Jensen, one of the “lucky” tape-holders. As Clay tries to make sense of Hannah’s suicide and what he had to do with it, he listens to the tapes and reacts to them as they go.
The book’s author, Jay Asher, is so likeable that the clever and inspiring comments he makes on his novel may convince you to read it without any knowledge of the plot. He is surprisingly and intriguingly humble, despite the fact that Thirteen Reasons Why was deemed a New York Times Weekly Best Seller and “Barnes and Noble’s Top Ten Best For Teens” (Awards Page, Jay Asher) and was Asher’s very first book. When asked if the book had an intended
Thirteen Reasons Why is the kind of novel that simply cannot be replicated. Unlike other tragic stories written about suicide and various types of bullying, the author, Jay Asher, takes an innovative approach in telling Hannah Baker’s story. The book will touch its readers more than they ever thought possible, stimulating their emotions and creating new thoughts and perspectives regarding the issues of suicide and bullying. Thirteen Reasons Why is a tragic novel that serves as a voice for those who never spoke, a warning for those making more of an impact than they may think, and a battle cry in the fight against teen suicide.
Thirteen Reasons Why follows two people- Hannah Baker and Clay Jensen. One day, Hannah Baker unexpectedly committed suicide. She caught her entire town by surprise, leaving without warning or displaying any signs that may have given someone a clue. But, she didn’t leave them all without an explanation. Prior to killing herself, Hannah recorded thirteen tapes explaining the reasons why she committed suicide. Each side of each tape contained a different reason, and each reason pertained specifically to one person. Half of the story is told through Hannah’s voice in the tapes as she lists her reasons one by one. The other half of the story is told through the perspective of Clay Jensen, one of the “lucky” tape-holders. As Clay tries to make sense of Hannah’s suicide and what he had to do with it, he listens to the tapes and reacts to them as they go.
The book’s author, Jay Asher, is so likeable that the clever and inspiring comments he makes on his novel may convince you to read it without any knowledge of the plot. He is surprisingly and intriguingly humble, despite the fact that Thirteen Reasons Why was deemed a New York Times Weekly Best Seller and “Barnes and Noble’s Top Ten Best For Teens” (Awards Page, Jay Asher) and was Asher’s very first book. When asked if the book had an intended