Book Review: Th1rteen R3asons Why

Title: Thirteen Reasons Why
Author: Jay Asher
Publisher: Razorbill (Penguin Group USA), 2007
First Read: December 19th, 2009
Page total: 288 pages
Genre(s): Realistic Fiction, Suicide, Young Adult

Synopsis: Clay Jensen doesn't want anything to do with the tapes Hannah Baker made. Hannah is dead. Her secrets should be buried with her.
Then Hannah's voice tells Clay that his name is on her tapes - and that he is, in some way, responsible for her death.
All through the night, Clay keeps listening. He follows Hannah's recorded words throughout his small town...
... and what he discovers turns his world upside down.
(adapted from the back of the book)


Every time I read this book, my own world looks less gray - because, unlike Hannah, I know I have people I can turn to. I may not have best friends whom I feel totally comfortable with, but there are people who talk to me when I look lonely. There are people who are really interested in what I have to say, who appreciate what I do and who make me laugh with their easy-goingness. And yes, I'm sure there are people who would reach out for me if I asked them for help.
So, thanks for writing this book, Jay Asher. Your book makes me appreciate what I have more. One of my all-time favorites.

Now something on the book itself: Thirteen Reasons Why is a page-turner you won't be able to put down until you have clued bits and pieces of Hannah Baker's life together. It's heart-wrenching but has a hopeful future prospect at the end of the book. I'd recommend it to everyone.