Thirteen Reasons Why is a novel written by Jay Asher about a girl who commits suicide and has a story that leads up to it. This book is a journal of her story and the thirteen people that had a part in her life. Each story is a mystery to finding out what they had all done in her life and how they affected/ played a sick and twisted role in her story. She was misread and that is shown in this quote from the book Thirteen Reasons Why and goodreads.com (first website), “I simply wanted a kiss. I was a freshman girl who had never been kissed. Never. But I liked the boy, he liked me, and I was going to kiss him. That's the story, the whole story, right there.” This shows in the story where she reveals about her first kiss, and people think there was more to it but there wasn’t because of people judging her off of what they had heard from the rumors. This is a mystery, a thriller, most importantly a wake-up call to awareness. “Everything, effects, everything."- goodreads.com (first website) and Thirteen Reasons Why.
It is a thrilling un-ridden rollercoaster of mysterious stories of how each person is connected to this girl. Thirteen Reasons Why is a realistic awakening in the fast moving pace of the story to the next tape. Makes you not want to put the book down. The style this book is very unique. The way the story is told is through Clay, one of the main characters listening to the tapes of Hannah, the girl who the story revolves around, telling her story through cassette tapes. This is a very neat feature especially in parts like when Hannah is under another character’s bedroom telling play-by-play what is going on makes you feel like you are standing right there with her.
“You can't stop the future
You can't rewind the past
The only way to learn the secret
...is to press play.” - goodreads.com (second website) and Thirteen Reasons Why.
You can't rewind the past
The only way to learn the secret
...is to press play.” - goodreads.com (second website) and Thirteen Reasons Why.
In this quote it is in the part where Clay first starts listening to the tape. This is an important part in the book that makes the heart jump being anxious to start listening to what will happen next and why the main character has the tapes, how he plays a part and connects to Hannah.
The old timed cassette tapes spin a different twist on the book making it more of a rare story with the creative touches. Also, the map is a great unique add-in for the story. It connects Clay to Hannah and at the same time connects the events to each other marking the most important parts in her tapes. In the scene where Hannah goes to a diner called ‘Rosie’s’ Clay goes there too according to the map. That was a strong scene when Clay and Hannah’s lives connected. This book is a desperate cry of a story that has you not wanting to think, or say what the outcome is during the entire plot.
Thirteen Reasons Why has many strengths, like the unique way Hannah’s story is revealed through the tapes. Also how the entire story happens within hours makes it a fast paced read to want to keep up with the characters in the book; especially Clay. The weaknesses of this story though is that Hannah’s story is interrupted more than average by Clay’s thoughts on what she has to say. Making this fast read slow down a little bit.
Thirteen Reasons Why deserves an 8/10 star rating. It is a great story and important message for the readers with a drawing to the book that pulls people in to keep reading. One thing that would have made the story better though is if Clay’s thoughts hadn’t interrupted Hannah’s story the whole time. It made it somewhat difficult to follow the story without a steady flow. This was true when Hannah went to the party with Clay, it is a the scene that the story mainly revolves around and skipping over Clay’s thoughts in the book become something easily done to keep moving with the event. This story is still a strong plot and pulls readers in making it have a high rating.
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