This book is so sad. If you don't like to read sad books perhaps it would be best to take a pass, however, it is also a really deep and emotional look at the consequences of bullying and how deadly they can be. Asher's novel is particularly apt for Canadians right now as there have been string of recent teen suicides.
The book begins with our protagonist Clay arrives home from school to find a package addressed to him and filled with cassette tapes on his front porch. The tapes were recorded by Clay's classmate and crush Hannah who committed suicide days earlier. On the tapes she outlines the thirteen reasons (people responsible) for her suicide.
This book is so intense that I am struggling to find the words with which to describe it. Hannah's struggles are those faced by most teens today and I think that the book really brings home how small acts can have a huge impact both good and bad on the people around you. Certainly none of the people who Hannah names on her tapes would have felt responsible for her death had they not heard her describe her feelings in the aftermath of their interactions.
Well worth a read
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