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Myka asked this question about Thirteen Reasons Why:
So I broke down and watched the show before reading the book. Should I go back and try to read the book, or have I ruined the whole experience?
Jim O'Donnell I think the book gives the reader much more in Hannah's voice than the show gives the viewers. Although I liked the show, I think it stretches the sto…moreI think the book gives the reader much more in Hannah's voice than the show gives the viewers. Although I liked the show, I think it stretches the story too far and too thinly, with the subsequent seasons that continue the story well past where the book ended. In my opinion, a big part of the book's strength is that it ends where it ends . . . for me, there's a potency in the book that gets diluted in the show. (less)
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Thirteen Reasons Why
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