Thirteen Reasons why

a novel

Paperback, 288 pages

English language

Published Oct. 18, 2007 by Razorbill.

ISBN:
978-1-59514-171-2
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OCLC Number:
85622684

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4 stars (5 reviews)

When high school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mail containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends a bewildering and heartbreaking night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah's voice recounting the events leading up to her death.

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# 13 reasons why, de Jay Asher

5 stars

Publié il y a déjà dix ans, ce best-seller s'est retrouvé récemment dans les boutiques françaises grâce à la [série Netflix du même nom]. J'avais vu quelques images de la série, mais c'est plutôt le livre qui m'a attiré. Il vaut toujours mieux lire le livre avant.

Teen Teen

Comme beaucoup d'histoires américaines, ca tourne autour d'une école avec des adolescents qui veulent être populaire, faire des fêtes dans des grandes villas, et avoir des amis à tout prix. Et si le pitch de la série vous l'a fait vaguement oublier, c'est pour nous lecteurs français assez important : même si vous regardez des imports américains régulièrement, ce système éducatif est une culture différente, qui peut vous sembler familier, mais qui ne vous dira surement jamais rien sur comment vivent nos ados en France.

Ce pitch, c'était quoi déjà ? Une adolescente est morte, et le bahut est en deuil. …

Review of 'Thirteen Reasons why' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

You can also read my review here


I've heard a lot about this book, on goodreads, the blogosphere, vlogosphere, literally everywhere. And it has predominantly been good reviews. So I considered this to be a necessary read for me. Not just because a lot of people say it's a good read (though that was a factor in the decision) but I really was intrigued by the synopsis and the premise.

I got through the book in about 5-6 hrs. It was a difficult read but the morbid curiosity to know who was next on the tape and what they had done to get on the tapes made me read on, Like the morbid curiosity that the people on the lists had. But they did have an added incentive of the tapes getting out to the public.

I do not know if I was the only one but I empathized with …

Subjects

  • Suicide -- Juvenile fiction
  • High schools -- Juvenile fiction
  • Schools -- Juvenile fiction
  • Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction
  • Young adult fiction