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***FIRST READ REVIEW *** I can't remember the last time I was absolutely compelled to read a book straight through from beginning to end. But I did. And it was gut wrenching. I cried more times than I can count. I just finished this book and I'm still so angry and sad that I had to just write a short blurb to tell everyone that this is a must read book! This is for every parent, teacher, teen, person out there. Now I need to calm myself down, quit crying, and process so I can write the review th
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I know this story is getting a lot of press right now with the release of the Netflix series that just came out. I agree with some of what is being said especially when you compare it to the book. They kind of went over board and could have handled things somewhat differently and still had a good story. I think the book is important as it shows how things can pile up for a kid and how one kid can feel so overwhelmed with everything and just feel like giving up. It isn't any easy thing to read an
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This is a hard book to like. Hannah basically blames everyone on those tapes for having a part in her suicide, but what about the choices SHE made? There are many examples that she has pointed out in the tapes where she chose inaction. Life is all about choices, the ones we did AND did not make. I really hate when someone does not take responsibility for their own actions. This isn't a book that I would recommend.
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Very imaginative plot. Read quickly and sucked me right on in. I didn't want to put it down...so much so that I stayed up WAAAY past my bedtime 2 work nights in a row. It was worth it.
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I don't think I'm going to write a full out review on this one. I'm still on the fence about it.
It was beautifully written, so much so that I picked up another one of Jay Asher's books right away at the library. Jumping back and forth from Hannah, a high school student who commits suicide but leaves behind 13 cassette tapes, telling a specific person what role they had in her decision, and Clay, her fellow classmate who waited too long to tell her that he wanted to be so much more than friends ...more
It was beautifully written, so much so that I picked up another one of Jay Asher's books right away at the library. Jumping back and forth from Hannah, a high school student who commits suicide but leaves behind 13 cassette tapes, telling a specific person what role they had in her decision, and Clay, her fellow classmate who waited too long to tell her that he wanted to be so much more than friends ...more
Something didn't ring true about this book, though I can't quite say what. Maybe it was that Hannah Baker didn't really sound like a depressed person when she told her story; maybe it was that Clay's connection to her didn't seem as strong as it should be. Either way, the book wasn't as powerful as it could have been. But I really liked Joel Johnstone's voice, and I plan to look for more audiobooks narrated by him.
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Sep 16, 2011
Andrea Lujano
marked it as to-read
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Jen • Just One More Page
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May 08, 2013
Diana S
marked it as to-read
Mar 26, 2015
Alex
marked it as to-read-library
Sep 14, 2015
Mary-Megan
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Lee Johnson
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Aug 15, 2016
Megan
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