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Thirteen Reasons Why
by
Jay Asher (Goodreads Author)
Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers thirteen 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 o
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Published
October 18th 2007
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WARNING: I did not like this book. If you did, and would hate it if someone (me) ranted and bitched about it, then DO NOT READ THIS REVIEW.
REVIEW: I don't know why this book is so popular. And I honestly don't know what all the rave is about. I heard so many great things about this novel, that's why I read it. While this was a good book, well written and all…the plot was just not good enough—no, the reasons leading to Hannah Baker killing herself were not believable enough for me. I mean sure, t...more
REVIEW: I don't know why this book is so popular. And I honestly don't know what all the rave is about. I heard so many great things about this novel, that's why I read it. While this was a good book, well written and all…the plot was just not good enough—no, the reasons leading to Hannah Baker killing herself were not believable enough for me. I mean sure, t...more
When I tried to structure my thoughts to write this review, I discovered that it’s actually very hard to write something about a book I liked but didn’t love. I definitely have no hard feelings towards Thirteen Reasons Why but I also don’t really have anything to rave about. Which makes me feel a little conflicted about the rating. This book will stay with me for a while, it made me think, but it also had its flaws.
I thought the novel was based on an original and great concept. We have a simulta...more
I thought the novel was based on an original and great concept. We have a simulta...more
Dec 16, 2011
stephanie
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
EVERYONE.
Recommended to stephanie by:
A.
eta 2: this is also the perfect book to listen to on audiotape. usually i am annoyed with audiobooks, but i enjoyed listening to this one almost as much as reading it, because i was hearing hannah while driving in my car, much the same way clay was. still love this book and it's boldness.
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eta: for everyone that thinks hannah's suicide was unbelievable, or that the reasons were just stupid and petty, take a moment and think about how what happened could have been the impetus for suicide. it's no...more
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eta: for everyone that thinks hannah's suicide was unbelievable, or that the reasons were just stupid and petty, take a moment and think about how what happened could have been the impetus for suicide. it's no...more
Nov 04, 2012
Jennifer Wardrip
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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I don't often write introductions to my reviews. In fact, the last time I can remember doing so was with the wonderful PUCKER by Melanie Gideon, which I read in 2006. However, THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, the debut novel from author Jay Asher, is the type of book that begs an introduction. So if you'd like to skip down to the third paragraph for the "meat" of the story, I won't hold it against you -- but you'll be missing something important.
If you have the chance to...more
I don't often write introductions to my reviews. In fact, the last time I can remember doing so was with the wonderful PUCKER by Melanie Gideon, which I read in 2006. However, THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, the debut novel from author Jay Asher, is the type of book that begs an introduction. So if you'd like to skip down to the third paragraph for the "meat" of the story, I won't hold it against you -- but you'll be missing something important.
If you have the chance to...more
What an unbelievable book. If you haven’t read it, you should. If your thinking about reading it do it now.
I don’t know about you, but I love getting stuff in the mail, especially getting packages. Well so does the main character of this story, Clay. But Clay would rather have not received this package.
Hannah Baker. Clay has had a crush on Hannah forever, but he never had the guts to really tell her. Now he never will. Hannah committed suicide. But before Hannah killed herself she left something...more
I don’t know about you, but I love getting stuff in the mail, especially getting packages. Well so does the main character of this story, Clay. But Clay would rather have not received this package.
Hannah Baker. Clay has had a crush on Hannah forever, but he never had the guts to really tell her. Now he never will. Hannah committed suicide. But before Hannah killed herself she left something...more
Mar 26, 2012
Mike
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
YA Readers, Teachers, Counselors
Recommended to Mike by:
March Read Edgy YA goodreads Group
Shelves:
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young-adult,
suicide,
depression,
responsibility,
rumor,
reputation,
alcohol,
sexual-assault,
2012
Thirteen Reasons Why,Jay Asher's Song of Suicide for Duet
The facts are grim, but true. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people aged fifteen to twenty-four. It is the fourth leading cause of death for children aged ten to fourteen. The statistics are compiled by the United States Center for Disease Control. Although contributing factor...more
I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain -- and back in rain.
I have outwalked the furthest city light.--Robert Frost
The facts are grim, but true. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people aged fifteen to twenty-four. It is the fourth leading cause of death for children aged ten to fourteen. The statistics are compiled by the United States Center for Disease Control. Although contributing factor...more
I liked the idea of this book more than the execution. Clay received a package in the mail with audiotapes narrated by Hannah because he is one of the thirteen reasons she committed suicide. As he wanders through town visiting the monumental spots in Hannah's life, he listens to the tapes waiting for the one that accuses him. The suspense was good. I liked Clay and applaud Asher for bringing to light the tragic subject of teen suicide, but there were things about it that bothered me:
I didn't sym...more
I didn't sym...more
Aug 13, 2011
Giselle
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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I absolutely loved this book. What an eye opener. In Thirteen Reasons Why we listen to audio tapes that was sent to 13 people by Hannah who committed suicide, to explain her reasons why.
First I want to mention that to all the reviewers who say that her reasons weren't "good enough" for her to kill herself, you're wrong. Everyone doesn't cope with situations the same way, and problems that may seem minimalistic to you, can send the next person into depression. We all have our own ways of working...more
First I want to mention that to all the reviewers who say that her reasons weren't "good enough" for her to kill herself, you're wrong. Everyone doesn't cope with situations the same way, and problems that may seem minimalistic to you, can send the next person into depression. We all have our own ways of working...more
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Jul 26, 2010
Phoebe
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You can't blame me for having high expectations for Jay Asher's debut, Thirteen Reasons Why. Even if it hadn't been hyped all over the blogosphere, its very pretty* cover tells the story of its accolades: a New York Times bestseller, a Kirkus starred review--why, it even bears a cover blurb by Sherman Alexie! It would have to be a rare book to rise to such lofty expectations. Unfortunately, Thirteen Reasons Why did not prove to be that book. Instead of the "brilliant and mesmerizing" story of th...more
This is a tough one. As I write this review I am still undecided what rating I will give. I'm hoping that towards the end of this review I can already decide.
I'd give it a perfect rating if I'll just base it on the ingenious storytelling. As I was reading it, there are three stories being told. One is the story of Clay Jensen while listening to the tapes. Second, Hannah Baker's story as she narrates the consecutive events that leads her to suicide. And the last would be your own story.
It made me...more
I'd give it a perfect rating if I'll just base it on the ingenious storytelling. As I was reading it, there are three stories being told. One is the story of Clay Jensen while listening to the tapes. Second, Hannah Baker's story as she narrates the consecutive events that leads her to suicide. And the last would be your own story.
It made me...more
I figured this deserved a real review.
I'm a bipolar chick. I'm a girl who has struggled with suicidal thoughts since she was nine years old at the very latest. And I just do not buy 13RW's representation of a suicidal girl. The very premise of the book is flawed to me; you don't kill yourself for REASONS, you kill yourself because there is a bug in your brain gnawing at you and sucking out any valuable thought you've ever had, and I never saw that kind of bug in Hannah. I saw a girl who killed h...more
I'm a bipolar chick. I'm a girl who has struggled with suicidal thoughts since she was nine years old at the very latest. And I just do not buy 13RW's representation of a suicidal girl. The very premise of the book is flawed to me; you don't kill yourself for REASONS, you kill yourself because there is a bug in your brain gnawing at you and sucking out any valuable thought you've ever had, and I never saw that kind of bug in Hannah. I saw a girl who killed h...more
Thirteen Reasons Why had me hooked from the very beginning. I loved the idea of the tapes, how Hannah lived on through her tapes and how finally people would be getting some answers as to why she took her own life. I couldn’t stop reading; the story was addictive. I had to know who was the next one on the tapes and for which reason they were on that tape. How you don’t realise it, but the tiniest things can affect another human being enormously. It was definitely an interesting concept. It was n...more
Oh. My. God. This book is one of those rare pieces of literature that touches on so many important issues and leaves you feeling both emotionally raw yet hopeful. I couldn't rave enough about this book. I loved the writing, the characters, the formatting, the pacing, EVERYTHING.
Writing: I loved how the book was written in both Hannah's voice through the tapes as she told her story and through Clay's reactions and thoughts and wanderings around his town. I could easily see this all happening. I w...more
Writing: I loved how the book was written in both Hannah's voice through the tapes as she told her story and through Clay's reactions and thoughts and wanderings around his town. I could easily see this all happening. I w...more
“No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people."

I don't know much about suicide, but I guess that a person in that state of mind doesn't need a really strong reason to take away his/her life.
I believe that the tiniest of the possible reasons you might think about it's just enough for them, after all it all adds up to the suffering and it is not the last experience that counts, but all of them together. It can be one look, one word, one disappointment, or it ca...more
This book is tricky to recommend to say the least. On the one hand, this book is packed with suspense. It presents the very "It's a Wonderful Life"-esque but worthwhile message that one person's behavior can have a ripple effect in a community, that there is no such thing as a meaningless act. It shows teens that even a person who might appear on the surface to be collected, attractive, smart, funny, and moderately popular could have real problems and could feel lonely or rejected. It shows the...more
Immediately before teenager Hannah Baker takes her own life, she sends audiotapes to 13 people, explaining the reasons for her suicide.
This book, written for young adults, has a very fine premise with an engrossing narrative, and Asher knows how to build suspense. Most importantly, his characters ring true, and he deserves a lot of credit for refusing to take the easy way out by making Hannah an innocent victim. To the contrary, some readers may justifiably find Hannah nearly as petty and manip...more
This book, written for young adults, has a very fine premise with an engrossing narrative, and Asher knows how to build suspense. Most importantly, his characters ring true, and he deserves a lot of credit for refusing to take the easy way out by making Hannah an innocent victim. To the contrary, some readers may justifiably find Hannah nearly as petty and manip...more
Feb 20, 2012
ijul (yuliyono)
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to ijul (yuliyono) by:
Mery
Tanya Kenapa?
Summary
Clay Jensen menyukai Hannah Baker. Tidak, rasanya lebih dari sekadar suka. Namun, semuanya tak lagi jadi soal. Hannah Baker sudah tiada. Gadis itu telah meninggalkannya untuk selama-lamanya. Dengan cara yang tragis pula. Bunuh diri. Meskipun demikian, Hannah meninggalkan untuknya 7 keping kaset berisi 13 rekaman yang menguak alasan Hannah Baker memilih mengakhiri hidupnya.
Tentu saja, pikiran Clay dipenuhi bermacam pertanyaan yang tak ia ketahui jawabannya mengingat rasa-rasan...more
Summary
Clay Jensen menyukai Hannah Baker. Tidak, rasanya lebih dari sekadar suka. Namun, semuanya tak lagi jadi soal. Hannah Baker sudah tiada. Gadis itu telah meninggalkannya untuk selama-lamanya. Dengan cara yang tragis pula. Bunuh diri. Meskipun demikian, Hannah meninggalkan untuknya 7 keping kaset berisi 13 rekaman yang menguak alasan Hannah Baker memilih mengakhiri hidupnya.
Tentu saja, pikiran Clay dipenuhi bermacam pertanyaan yang tak ia ketahui jawabannya mengingat rasa-rasan...more
This book is amazing, and since I'm the last person I know who has read it, I'll just sum up my thoughts briefly.
I love that this book has no beginning and no ending; it's perpetually in transition. Hannah Baker commits suicide before the novel begins--there's no buildup or exposition. All she leaves is a set of cassette tapes holding the scratchy ghost of her memory, meant to be circulated to thirteen people. Each person is a reason--though "reason" is probably not the right word--each person...more
I love that this book has no beginning and no ending; it's perpetually in transition. Hannah Baker commits suicide before the novel begins--there's no buildup or exposition. All she leaves is a set of cassette tapes holding the scratchy ghost of her memory, meant to be circulated to thirteen people. Each person is a reason--though "reason" is probably not the right word--each person...more
Oct 05, 2011
Callista
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Everyone!
Shelves:
contemp-pop-fiction,
five-stars
This book gave me a pain in my gut; invaded my thoughts; stirred up old, awful memories from school; disturbed my sleep; and made me cry. I had to set it aside for a few days during the process of reading it to keep from getting even more swamped.
But it's an important book, and I think everyone should read it. I'd recommend that parents read it first, then introduce it to their children aged 13 and up. Teachers definitely need to read it, as well.
It took me a while to get accustomed to the dua...more
But it's an important book, and I think everyone should read it. I'd recommend that parents read it first, then introduce it to their children aged 13 and up. Teachers definitely need to read it, as well.
It took me a while to get accustomed to the dua...more
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This is a review of Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why.
Okay, I know this has been sitting in my TBR shelf far too long. I've already got a copy in my laptop but somehow, I didn't get around to read it.
Until now.
This has been chosen for me for a pick-it-for me challenge by Emily (thank you so much) and I finally got my butt off slacking and
started reading it. (Man, I even shut off my laptop and bought the paperback!)
And so, my dear fri...more
This is a review of Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why.
Okay, I know this has been sitting in my TBR shelf far too long. I've already got a copy in my laptop but somehow, I didn't get around to read it.
Until now.
This has been chosen for me for a pick-it-for me challenge by Emily (thank you so much) and I finally got my butt off slacking and
started reading it. (Man, I even shut off my laptop and bought the paperback!)
And so, my dear fri...more
review bisa juga dibaca di sini http://post.ly/3eHiQ :)
Coba bayangkan seandainya saja jika kau pulang dari sekolah dan menemukan kotak sepatu berisi 13 kaset yang direkam oleh gebetanmu, kaset yang berisi alasan kenapa dia bunuh diri dua minggu sebelumnya? Mungkin kau akan merasa seperti Clay Jensen, tidak percaya, ingin muntah dan bagaimana bisa? Terlebih dia menjadi salah satu alasan Hannah Baker bunuh diri. Setiap kaset memiliki nomor yang ditulis dengan cat kuku berwarna biru tua di sudut ka...more
Coba bayangkan seandainya saja jika kau pulang dari sekolah dan menemukan kotak sepatu berisi 13 kaset yang direkam oleh gebetanmu, kaset yang berisi alasan kenapa dia bunuh diri dua minggu sebelumnya? Mungkin kau akan merasa seperti Clay Jensen, tidak percaya, ingin muntah dan bagaimana bisa? Terlebih dia menjadi salah satu alasan Hannah Baker bunuh diri. Setiap kaset memiliki nomor yang ditulis dengan cat kuku berwarna biru tua di sudut ka...more
Nov 05, 2011
Sweetdhee
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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Adakah alasan yang membuat bunuh diri menjadi tindakan yang benar?
Hannah menyalahkan tindakan bunuh dirinya pada ketigabelas alasan yang ia ceritakan dalam 7 buah kaset
Masa SMA Hannah bisa dibilang berat.
Tapi, hey.. Masa remaja siapa sih yang ga sulit?
Remaja mana yang tidak kesulitan mencari jati diri?
Remaja mana yang tidak belingsatan saat ada yang komentar soal penampilannya?
Remaja mana yang tidak pernah merasa dilecehkan?
Pilihannya adalah, kita mau terpuruk atau bangkit?
Apa bisa kita salahkan...more
Hannah menyalahkan tindakan bunuh dirinya pada ketigabelas alasan yang ia ceritakan dalam 7 buah kaset
Masa SMA Hannah bisa dibilang berat.
Tapi, hey.. Masa remaja siapa sih yang ga sulit?
Remaja mana yang tidak kesulitan mencari jati diri?
Remaja mana yang tidak belingsatan saat ada yang komentar soal penampilannya?
Remaja mana yang tidak pernah merasa dilecehkan?
Pilihannya adalah, kita mau terpuruk atau bangkit?
Apa bisa kita salahkan...more
Oct 10, 2011
Speakercoret
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to Speakercoret by:
Mery
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3,5 bintang..
Tak ada yg tahu pasti sebesar apa dampak yg mereka timbulkan pada kehidupan orang lain. Sering kali, kita tidak mengetahuinya. Tapi dampaknya tetap ada.
buat orang-orang seperti saya, yang sering menyeletukkan sesuatu terhadap teman dan sahabat, kalimat diatas mengusik saya..
sebuah ingatan sederhana melintas, saat saya baru mengenakan seragam putih abu-abu dan mengenal beberapa teman baru, baru beberapa hari saja saya sudah membuat seorang teman ngambek karena celetukkan saya, dan pa...more
Tak ada yg tahu pasti sebesar apa dampak yg mereka timbulkan pada kehidupan orang lain. Sering kali, kita tidak mengetahuinya. Tapi dampaknya tetap ada.
buat orang-orang seperti saya, yang sering menyeletukkan sesuatu terhadap teman dan sahabat, kalimat diatas mengusik saya..
sebuah ingatan sederhana melintas, saat saya baru mengenakan seragam putih abu-abu dan mengenal beberapa teman baru, baru beberapa hari saja saya sudah membuat seorang teman ngambek karena celetukkan saya, dan pa...more
Sep 12, 2009
Tatiana
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone interested in quality YA
Recommended to Tatiana by:
Arlene
Jay Asher's debut novel "Thirteen Reasons Why" is certainly one of those books that give YA a good name. This is a book that stays with you for a long time.
The subject matter is definitely not easy or comfortable. This is a story of Hannah, a teenage girl who commits suicide and leaves behind a series of tapes addressed to people who she finds more or less responsible for her decision to end her life. The story is told from the point of view of Clay, Hannah's classmate and one of the people she...more
The subject matter is definitely not easy or comfortable. This is a story of Hannah, a teenage girl who commits suicide and leaves behind a series of tapes addressed to people who she finds more or less responsible for her decision to end her life. The story is told from the point of view of Clay, Hannah's classmate and one of the people she...more
If you’re going to read Thirteen Reasons Why and have any sort of success with it, you first need to understand that Hannah Baker is, seriously, a terrible person, and you’re going to have to accept that while reading. Yes, she’s hurting and she’s in a bad place. But her method of guilt-tripping people who did nothing wrong and essentially ruining their lives f...more
SPOILERS IN 4TH PARAGRAPH, I will have a warning preceding them :)
Before I address the positive points of this novel (which I did overall enjoy), let me complain a bit first. After a certain point, and I believe it was around the time of the “climax,” I felt frustrated and let down by a novel I had anticipated to be deep and life-changing.
First, although I try not to compare myself to the main character and judge her accordingly, and although I try to put myself into each character’s shoes, Han...more
Before I address the positive points of this novel (which I did overall enjoy), let me complain a bit first. After a certain point, and I believe it was around the time of the “climax,” I felt frustrated and let down by a novel I had anticipated to be deep and life-changing.
First, although I try not to compare myself to the main character and judge her accordingly, and although I try to put myself into each character’s shoes, Han...more
My goodness, I don’t even know where to begin with this novel, it's just… wow, I seriously don’t know how to, I’ll just start throwing things and see how it goes:
The story follows Clay Jensen, one day, he receives a pack of mysterious tapes, old-school stuff, and he's anxious to listen to them, and the he discovers that they are Hanna Baker’s detailed journey, and somehow diary, to death. Her last words. But, wait, Hanna Baker killed herself. How is it that he received tapes from her? Well, she...more
The story follows Clay Jensen, one day, he receives a pack of mysterious tapes, old-school stuff, and he's anxious to listen to them, and the he discovers that they are Hanna Baker’s detailed journey, and somehow diary, to death. Her last words. But, wait, Hanna Baker killed herself. How is it that he received tapes from her? Well, she...more
Masa remaja memang penuh liku-liku.
Penuh kesenangan dan kesedihan. Tapi siapa yang bilang masa-masa SMA adalah masa yang paling indah? Well gak semuanya yang mendapatkan hal seperti itu. Setidaknya bukan bagi Hannah Baker.
Suatu hari Clay Jensen menerima sebuah paket berisi 7 kaset. Ketika dia mendengarnya, dia terperanjat lantaran yang didengarnya adalah suara Hannah Baker, gadis yang ditaksirnya, gadis yang dua minggu lalu memutuskan bunuh diri tanpa sebab.
Namun ternyata kematiannya bukanlah ta...more
Penuh kesenangan dan kesedihan. Tapi siapa yang bilang masa-masa SMA adalah masa yang paling indah? Well gak semuanya yang mendapatkan hal seperti itu. Setidaknya bukan bagi Hannah Baker.
Suatu hari Clay Jensen menerima sebuah paket berisi 7 kaset. Ketika dia mendengarnya, dia terperanjat lantaran yang didengarnya adalah suara Hannah Baker, gadis yang ditaksirnya, gadis yang dua minggu lalu memutuskan bunuh diri tanpa sebab.
Namun ternyata kematiannya bukanlah ta...more
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Jay Asher was born in Arcadia, California on September 30, 1975. He grew up in a family that encouraged all of his interests, from playing the guitar to his writing. He attended Cuesta College right after graduating from high school. It was here where he wrote his first two children’s books for a class called Children’s Literature Appreciation. At this point in his life, he had decided he wanted t...more
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