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Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

11 comments:

Meghen Y said...

****Thirteen Reasons Why is a story about a girl who leaves a set of tapes behind after she commits suicide. Hannah Baker Recorded 13 tapes, Front and Back that are going to be herd by 13 people. 13 reasons why Hannah ended her life. Its a suspensiful story that takes Clay, a boy Hannahs age also the one who had a crush on hannah all across town visiting the places that Hannah mentions in the tapes. The story takes you through Hannahs life, her stuggles that she had with boys and friends. It takes you through the journey of why Hannah decided to kill herself. Whos fault was it? Clays? Or was it something else that was mentioned on one of the Thirteen tapes left behind. I would definintly recommend this book.

Kate W. said...

****Thirteen Reasons Why was the best book I’ve ever read. It’s about a girl named Hannah who had committed suicide, and she leaves behind 13 tapes, front to back, telling 13 different people why they had an influence on her taking her own life. It’s very realistic and detailed, so you can really jump into the characters skin and feel sort of the same emotions. I know I cried about 4 times throughout the book because it was so sad to think about if it really were real. The author did an excellent job on describing how Hannah felt and why she felt that way through her tapes. I would recommend this book to ANYONE.

Stefani R said...

**** Thirteen Reasons Why was one of the best books I’ve read. It’s about a girl named Hannah who commits suicide, and leaves behind a set of 13 tapes to thirteen people explaining how this all came to be. Though out the book the boy who has them, at the time, is Clay. If you are one of the people mentioned on them then you were part of the reason. It’s really sad, but I liked it because it’s really easy to get into. A lot of the things that Hannah explains going through are relatable for most teenagers. So I recommend reading this sometime, because you won’t be disappointed.

Annika W. said...

**In the book Thirteen Reasons Why the main character Clay Jensen is giving a strange box in the mail, with no return address. Inside are a set of cassette tapes and a map. He starts to listen to them only to find out that the voice recorded on them is none other then Hannah Baker. Who committed suicide two weeks before! Wondering why she sent him these tapes claiming that he is one of the thirteen reasons she gave up, he travels around his little town following her map. This book is rather shocking and depressing and I didn’t enjoy this book very much. It got a little repetitive towards the end, and I was kind of annoyed how Hannah Baker took out her pain on everybody else. I don’t recommend this book unless you hate happy endings.

Rachel B. said...

**Thirteen Reasons Why is a book that explains the story of Hannah Baker’s life. Hannah committed suicide and has 13 reasons why she did it that involve 13 people. Hannah decided to make 13 recordings on cassette tapes that explain each reason why she killed herself. Each tape has a story addressed to one person from her high school. Hannah does this so she can tell each person how they contributed to her death. Hannah’s friend Clay Jensen comes across these tapes and they take him on a journey all across town so he can follow along with Hannah’s story. This is a book that takes you through Hannah’s personal life. Its suspenseful and a book that you won’t be able to put down. However, it wasn’t my favorite book. I felt that it got repetitive and also that the book was a little childish, or at least I felt that the characters were immature.

Anna J said...

** In the book Thirteen Reasons Why, the main character Clay Jensen receives a package with no return address. The package contains 13 tapes about 13 different people that contributed to death of Hannah Baker. When someone receives these tapes, they listen to all the stories, then when done they send the tapes off to the next person that follows them in the sequence of stories. When listening to the tapes one learns the hard time Hannah had with friends and boys. The tapes discuss the experience Hannah and Clay had. I thought the book wasn’t that great.

Devon R. said...

**** Thirteen Reasons Why is a must read for anyone. It was a very intense and enjoyable book. It is about a boy named Clay who receives a box filled with 7 tapes. Each of the tapes are narrated by a girl named Hannah, who killed herself and gave 13 reasons why. The whole book is about Clay listening to her story and following where she went and talking to the kids that were the reason why she killed herself. It makes you feel really bad for Hannah, but it makes you believe that this kind of stuff happens in high school.

Stephanie D said...

I really liked "Thirteen Reasons Why" because it kept you reading. You wanted to find out why Clay was on there and everyone else too. She let you in on a few secrets that were coming up, but never let on too much which is what made you not want to put it down. Hannah doesn't seem like the kind of person who would want to kill herself so it really makes you want to help anyone you can by doing whatever you can. It really makes you aware of the people around you, and makes you think about what they say. It also makes you think about what you say and just how far you push things with people. Everyone has a huge impact on everyone around them and you don't really realise how huge it really is.

Taylor R said...

****Thirteen Reasons Why is about a girl named Hannah who mailed out a box of tapes with 13 reasons why she killed herself. Throughout the book, Clay listens to the tapes and follows on the map with the tapes.

So far, I think that this book has been my favorite for this class. I liked it so much because it kept me reading. This book should be made into a movie.

Jasmine H. said...

***** Thirteen Reasons Why is a book about a girl named Hannah Baker who killed herself. She made 13 tapes front to back to be heard by the thirteen people who all had some influence on why she killed herself. The main character Clay gets the tapes and the book takes you where Hannah was and what happened there to make her commit suicide. The emotions in this book are very raw and you can easily jump into the characters shoes. I loved this book and I would highly recommend this book to anyone.

Taylor R said...

****Thirteen Reasons Why is about a girl named Hannah who mailed out a box of tapes with 13 reasons why she killed herself. When Clay Jenson got home from school one day, he found the box on his front door step. In the box there were a bunch of tapes and a map of places with dots on special locations. Throughout the book, Clay listens to the tapes and follows on the map while listening to Hannah. Clay goes through suspension, waiting to hear why he is one of the reasons why Hannah killed herself. Hannah gets into complete detail about everything that happens though out her hard life, even about how she ended her life. The book was very chilling and the way Clay explained how Hannah talks through the book.

So far, I think that this book has been my favorite for this class. I liked it so much because it kept me reading. I couldn’t put the book down! This book should be made into a movie.