Thirteen Reasons Why

This is such an amazing book. Thirteen reasons why was written by Jay Asher. It’s a about a girl called Hannah who committed suicide. Before she died she left thirteen cassette tapes of recordings to clues of what caused her death and who contributed to her decision. In addition, she also made a list of people that needed to listen to the tapes because not everyone would have understood what was going on. In order to clarify her recordings, Hannah made a map to all important places that could be visited by the people on list so they could understand the connection of that place to Hannah.

Previously I was reading Liar by Justine Larbalestier which seems so similar to thirteen reasons why. This is because in both novels; someone dies, there are hidden secrets to the death, suspense of how and when the death occurred and it is based on student life. Some of the things that happen in these novels can be seen in real life situations. Apart from that, I am learning how to read novels in a different way. For example in liar we had the before, after, history of me, family history and school history. In thirteen reasons why, we have the real life conversations that are happening between people, for instance, Clay and his mum and the recordings of Hannah. I never knew reading would be such a challenge because I am used to simplified and straight forward reading but I am adapting, enjoying and making good use of this new experience. At least now I know they are different ways to read a novel.