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Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher

Start date: February 1, 2013

Finish date: February 28, 2013

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Oct 14, 2012 Carrie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: death, young-adult, teen, recommended, bbtbrpals, realistic-fiction, tower-team

After finishing up this book last night, I couldn't get to sleep. I just laid in bed and thought about it. What we do everyday, what we say heck what we DON'T do or DON'T say everyday plays some roll in someone's life. You could be one of the names on someones list, you could be the one who could have said just the right thing to stop it. Or you could have been that person to set the snowball rolling. And if you are on someones list, here's hoping your role is Clay.

We are not in this world alone ...more

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Jun 27, 2009 Terri rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult

This book was very sad. Clay finds a box of tapes on his doorstep. When he starts listening to them, he finds they are from Hannah, a girl in his class who committed suicide. They address 13 different people and are to be listened to and then passed to the next person. As he gets more engrossed in the tapes he finds himself more and more upset. Seeing how others unknowingly affected Hannah's decision. Including himself.

I really felt for Clay on what he was hearing, and hannah for not seeing tha ...more

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May 30, 2014 Leah Lindeman rated it really liked it

The message was profound and astounding for a contemporary teen novel. The impression— thoughtful and moving. It detailed in stirring first-person view how each of our actions impact the lives of others. Although we are all responsible for our own actions, influenced or not, we can each be a little more brave in reaching out to others who might be slipping, falling. A must-read.

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Dec 01, 2017 Sarah rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook

I didn’t buy the main character as the type of person who would commit suicide. She had too much passion and so little depression. She also said that she was just going to wait the year out, but then never explains why she changed her mind.
I really liked the construct of the story, though. Following the story between two different narrators gave an interesting perspective and dynamic.

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