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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER **THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL, NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES**
"Eerie, beautiful, and devastating." --Chicago Tribune
"A stealthy hit with staying power. . . . thriller-like pacing." --The New York Times
"Thirteen Reasons Why will leave you with chills long after you have finished reading." --Amber Gibson, NPR's "All Things Considered"
You can't stop the future.
You can't rewind the past.
The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.
Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker--his classmate and crush--who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah's voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out why. Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah's pain, and as he follows Hannah's recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever. Need to talk? Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) anytime if you are in the United States. It's free and confidential.
Find more resources at 13reasonswhy.info. Find out how you can help someone in crisis at bethe1to.com.
"Eerie, beautiful, and devastating." --Chicago Tribune
"A stealthy hit with staying power. . . . thriller-like pacing." --The New York Times
"Thirteen Reasons Why will leave you with chills long after you have finished reading." --Amber Gibson, NPR's "All Things Considered"
You can't stop the future.
You can't rewind the past.
The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.
Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker--his classmate and crush--who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah's voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out why. Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah's pain, and as he follows Hannah's recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever. Need to talk? Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) anytime if you are in the United States. It's free and confidential.
Find more resources at 13reasonswhy.info. Find out how you can help someone in crisis at bethe1to.com.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Asher, Jay
- ISBN: 9781595141880
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.22 x 0.92
- Number Of Pages: 336
- Publication Year: 2011
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A thrilling story with a lesson for young adults and adults alike.
Sarah H. - 2 years 6 months agoAs Clay and Hannah's heartbreaking story plays out, and as the mystery of her death is revealed, you can't help but feel connected to both of them. This story shows the impact that a single conversation and a single bad night can have. Through carelessness and fear of speaking up Hannah's story will make you ask, "What if?"
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You Won't Want to Put This Book Down!
Megan S. - 3 years 4 months agoThirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher, is the story of Clay, a high school student, and his classmate Hannah, who has recently committed suicide. Clay receives a mysterious package from an anonymous sender, and when he opens it, he finds a shoebox full of audio cassettes. He begins to listen, and he is horrified to learn they were made by Hannah just before she died. The story is mostly told by Hannah through the tapes as she recounts the 13 "reasons" that led to her decision. I started this book when I got home from work in the afternoon and continued until I finished past bedtime. This was a quick read, but by no means an easy one, and I could not put it down until the end. Several reviews I read complained that Hannah's reasons for killing herself were stupid, however, I think that people forget, or don't understand, that people who are depressed don't kill themselves because of a single reason or event. Rather, depression skews how we perceive the events that happen to us. I wish that the author had done a bit better of a job of conveying that difference in the story. Also, since the story is mostly told through Hannah's recordings, I often struggled with her tone. To me, she just didn't sound like a teenage girl. This may be due to the author being a grown man, but other male authors have successfully written convincing young female characters. She sounds too mature, but then again, a lot of female characters in young adult fiction are being written as mature beyond their years. Overall, I would recommend this book, and I would encourage anyone about to read it to do so with an open mind. The story is quite gripping, with a lesson we could all stand to learn and be reminded of.
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In-depth look at bullying, and the effects it has on others.
Cory M. - 5 years 9 months agoA dark story dealing with teen suicide, bullying, and many other issues facing teens today. A powerful read, and one I wouldn't recommend to those who are more fragile in personality, but would recommend to all others! A must read for parents or parents WITH their teens. A story that will haunt me for years to come, but leaves a lesson I will never forget!
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A touchy but great and relatable book for teenagers.
Makayla A. - 6 years 4 months agoI first heard of 'Thirteen Reasons Why' by Jay Asher sometime in 2017 due to the Netflix series coming out and becoming very popular. I did not watch the series, as I was not very interested in watching it because of the depressive topics. However, I recently decided to read the book. Once I began reading it, I could hardly put the book down. The book focuses on Hannah Baker, who committed suicide, and one of her classmates, Clay Jensen, who receives a mysterious package. In the package is a set of thirteen tapes, tapes that Hannah Baker recorded before committing suicide. On each one of the tapes, Hannah speaks about a person or event that led to her wanting to harm herself. Clay Jensen goes through listening to the tapes and following Hannah's guide around their town while feeling a wide range of emotions. Hannah explains how a select range of people greatly influenced her decision to take her life. She went over the topics of rumors, humiliation, and sexual abuse that she endured. Clay was very worried about his impact on Hannah, as he actually had feelings for her, went through every single one of the tapes. He also witnesses a change in people from the tapes when he sees them in school, as they were affected by what was said on the tapes about them. The subject of this book is touchy, but I feel that me waiting to read the book for a couple years once I was in highschool and understood the topics more was a better choice as I felt that I could relate more and handle the topics easier. #SummerReading
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The Aftermath of Suicide
Stacy P. - 8 years 6 months agoThirteen Reasons Why is a chilling, eerie walk down the path which led a young high school girl to suicide. Each person in her list receives a tape detailing their part in her decision. It is heart-wrenching to witness why she decided to end her life and how the people around her played a part, even a very small one. Give this one a try, even if YA is not your thing normally. It is well worth the time.
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