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Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher

29 reviews

shelbydong's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Grief, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, and Stalking

chiara2006's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Sinceramente mi aspettavo che questo libro non mi sarebbe piaciuto per niente, essendo che avevo visto delle recensioni da 5 e altre da 1.
A me è piaciuto molto nonostante non trattasse temi facili.
Lo consiglio molto e sono felice di avergli dato una possibilità.
Mi è piaciuto molto anche lo switch del font anche se ci ho messo un po’ per abituarmici.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Vomit, Rape, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, and Death

its_nikita's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexism, Self harm, Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, and Bullying

wends_nblw's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

rgreyreads's review against another edition

Having only two POVs was boring to me. Also, obviously Hannah is a very unreliable narrator who uses these tapes to justify her own death. I don't agree with that or the way this story glorifies and justifies suicide. As a survivor of an attempt myself I can't understand why anyone would write this book; mishandling this topic and aim it toward such a young demographic. The show was a lot worse though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia and Cursing

sarahkinney's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Car accident, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Drug use, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Confinement, and Infidelity

thediscerningreader's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

UPDATE 1/16/2022:

Teenager kills herself after watching the Netflix show "Thirteen Reasons Why" and father blames the glorification of suicide in this show/book:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/father-teenager-died-suicide-watching-153258110.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZHJlYWRzLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAH1iqxj5HgxwugFdL0RICQ4p9fPBlD7QKgQMqHSYLy-tpgvtAKk55lDOoFtf52S1cONFSg5RTCO3k7OKkNm7C20O9IbjumuGTiV8M4_bPBCStwQODVXM9zn4wbzY3PZK1NuVCgMm5pWbuhyD2Fe9cHax3Sy91B-sk5bc4j4sNqMv

More proof that this book is INCREDIBLY damaging and should have never been adapted.

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No. Thank You.

Manic pixie dream girl kills herself to teach all the other horrible one dimensional students at her school how horrible they are and no one takes her lesson to heart.

Can we please have one, just ONE, YA novel about a character who isn't interested in partying, adult fun time, or anything, and prefers to stay at home and watch movies or read books or something?

I hated pretty much everything about this book. All the characters are stupid and Asher, despite providing a bit at the end of "If you need someone to talk to, here's the suicide hotline and their website," is still glorifying suicide. By the time I hit page 140 or so, I was literally just skipping over Clay's sections. He ends up asking out another girl or something, I don't know. All the characters in this story are horrible and none of them ever realize how horrible they are. Worst ever book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Rape

GLORIFIES SUICIDE WHY DOES THIS BOOK EVEN EXIST AT ALL IF YOU WANT A BOOK THAT IS A GOOD EXAMINATION OF THE AFTERMATH OF SUICIDE READ ORCHARDS BY HOLLY THOMPSON

jayricart's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This book failed its mission. While it is supposed to be a cautionary tale about how we treat others, it ends up being the story of someone who was not taught how to cope with life crisis and tragedy. I relate to the character with some of my life circumstances. However, people need to be taught how to handle crisis. Suicide is not an option.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Death, Violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, and Suicide attempt

lucilleowen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Really good but really really dark!! Do recommend  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, and Rape

dontwritedown's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Rape