Jay Asher's 13 Reasons Why tells us a story behind bullying, and how far one girl goes to make sure the people that caused her pain, know what they did.
The style of this book was very dramatic, and very back and forth. By that I mean it went from person to person quite a bit. In this book, a boy recieves a set of 13 tapes that tell why a girl commits suicide. The book goes from the girl talking on the tapes, to the boys commentary on what she is saying. I like this style of writing by the author because you get to know the story and opinion of two people. I also like how dramatic he is, because it makes me feel what the characters are feeling.
Hannah, the girl that commited suicide makes me feel sorryt her, and want to psychically ask these people why they did what they did. Hannah sends out 13 tapes, each with two sides, and a different story to tell. She is very detailed in what she has to say about each person, and it makes me realize, if you do not know what a person is going through, don't do something stupid, that could potentially make the person go over the edge. When Hannah is talking it makes me feel very sympathetic towards what those people had done to her.
The setting of this book is in the town where Hannah goes to school. If you read the hard copy, like I did, then the covering comes with a map of all the places she points out in her tapes. The guy, Justin Foley, that recieves the tapes in the book, goes to all the places she has marked, and he almost takes the place of Hannah, he feels all of the emotions he thought she would feel, and it makes the stroy that much more interesting.
I would highly reccomend this book. It puts in perspective what some people actually go through and what goes on in their lives. The book also makes you take a step back and think twice about your actions, and what you say. This book was amazing, and I cannot wait until 13 Reasons Why is turned into a movie.
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