Thirteen Reasons Why

352 pages

English language

Published Dec. 19, 2010 by Penguin Books, Limited.

ISBN:
978-0-14-132829-4
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Thirteen Reasons Why (stylized as TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY) is a young adult novel written by Jay Asher in 2007, that follows the story of Hannah Baker, a high school freshman, and the thirteen reasons why she commits suicide. Following her death, Hannah leaves behind a series of 7 double-sided cassette tapes detailing the 13 specific people and events that she blames for her demise. Two weeks after her death these cassette tapes are mailed out with directions to pass the tapes on to the next person on the tape. Hannah's life story is conveyed through these tapes, which are narrated by Hannah herself, and through the point of view of Clay, her classmate and the ninth person to receive the tapes. The inspiration behind the main character, Hannah Baker, comes from author Jay Asher's close relative who attempted suicide.Since the novel's publication in 2007, Thirteen Reasons Why has received much …

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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. …

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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 …

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Subjects

  • Children's fiction
  • Suicide, fiction
  • Schools, fiction
  • Interpersonal relations, fiction