From all the books I have read in the past, Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher would
be considered my favorite. No matter how many times I have read it, this book
always left me insatiable; I finished it within a day or two, ripping through
the pages because I could never get enough. Thirteen
Reasons Why is in Clay Jensen’s point of view from the beginning to the
end. One day, he receives a package with thirteen tapes in it; each tape telling
a story of a person that took part in Hannah Baker’s decision to commit
suicide. Tape #1 is a story of the person with the least amount of impact on
her decision, and tape #13 is a story of the person with the biggest impact on
her decision. As I read through Clay’s thoughts during the tapes, I could not
help but think exactly the same things as him; why is Clay in these tapes? What could he have done to Hannah to have
an impact on her decision of killing herself? Who does tape #13 talk about?
Although it is a dark overall subject, this story had me
hooked from the start. The thrilling and suspenseful storyline pushed me to
keep reading until I knew all the answers to my questions. The ending is
probably the main reason of my addiction to this book, being an open ending. In
my head, I probably think that if I keep re-reading the story, it will end in a
different way, but in reality, the author wrote the book in a way that the
reader needs to come up with their own ending.
People might wonder why I would want to voluntarily read a
book about suicide, but it is much
more than that. While reading the tapes in the book, it is as if you can feel
the anger, heartbreaking sadness, and the betrayal Hannah feels; the author
wrote this in a way that even the readers can feel her pain. For me, a book
that is able to put me in such an emotional state and into the characters shoes
so perfectly is the best kind of book. And that is why it is my favorite.
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