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perth_is's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
hellbarbie666's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Classism
stindex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
concernedcitizen's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
berratrixie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Misogyny, Stalking, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood
crusoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I love the stylistic choice of having the story be told through tapes. Clay reacting to them in real time -especially during his own tape- makes the story conversational. It highlights different perspectives on the same events that happen in Hannah's life.
Negatives. One thing that I miss that the Netflix series does better, (even though it sensationalizes suicide far more than this book,) is that this book does not show the fallout of the tapes among those on it. (Think of Jessica and the night at the party or the harassment Tyler endures because of the tapes). Ignoring 'the snowball effect' of the tapes on the people on them while making this snowball effect central to Hannah's argument feels misguided. Then again, Hannah is not a perfect character and was never meant to be interpreted as such.
Quote. I guess that's the point of it all. No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Oftentimes, we have no clue. Yet we push all the same.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Stalking
Minor: Misogyny and Alcohol
sydneylmeyer7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Car accident, and Sexual harassment
asourceoffiction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A book centred on a suicide is always going to be difficult to read, but the structure really heightens that, and Hannah's voice throughout is so devastating that it really was almost impossible for me to stop reading. It's really well written and manages to provide so much insight to characters who we never actually see.
It was interesting, having seen the series first, to discover how much of the book is left open to the reader. We hear Hannah's versions of events but see so few of the wider repurcussions. Nor are we given the chance to explore any of the stories from other perspectives like the series does. But I think Hannah's (and Clay's) story has so much more power because of that, and it'll certainly stay with me for a long time.
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
wends_nblw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment
sarahkinney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Gaslighting