Why do people commit suicide? Could life really be that bad? Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why catches my attention because this book takes a very tough and controversial topic and shows readers the sometimes untold story in the tragedy of suicide.
Clay, the main character gets a set of tapes, which he finds out have been recorded by a girl, Hannah, before her recent suicide. Clay soon discovers that these tapes chronicle all of the events in Hannah’s life that led up to her decision to kill herself, but the catch is: Someone only get the tapes if they’re on them. That means he must be one of the thirteen reasons why. . . Right?
This story takes place all over the town in which Clay lives. Hannah provided a map with the tapes telling the listeners where to go at the right time to help get the full effect of what she has to say. This addition of changing scenery really does add to the magnitude and emotion that pulsates out of this amazing book.
Thirteen Reasons Why really makes readers think, and causes the them to realize that actions toward others do matter. If a person is hurt by another individual, soon events can lead to a domino effect and make that person’s world seem to be crashing down.
Without a doubt, I recommend Thirteen Reasons Why to any reader in the world, especially high school students. This book truly makes the reader think about how the everyday actions that are just blips in our memory can have a catastrophic effect on the persons toward whom those actions are carried out.
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