Reviews with content warning for Suicide attempt - Thirteen Reasons Why

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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jayricart's review against another edition

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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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lucilleowen's review against another edition

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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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dragonwithapen's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book hit me hard. It honestly feels like a cry for help in and of itself. It urges readers to watch out for warning sides, to pay attention to their peers. But also, it encourages people to live life to the fullest, and be more focused on doing what you love instead of waiting and regretting it later. All in all, it’s a pretty amazing story. I read this book once before, in 7th grade. Now that I’m a senior and have gone through high school, I can say that this all makes a lot more sense than it did when I was 12. I think everyone should read this book at least once in their life.

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anna_a's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

-read it in latvian-
I liked the book very much. Before reading the book I actually saw the first 3 seasons of the show. And there were definitely some differences. The book was much more fast paced then the show. And the 1 season is the most accurate to the book.

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jodieworton's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad fast-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? Yes

3.0

I read this as it was in my bookswap and I wanted to see if there was much difference to the tv show.

Hannah Baker commits suicide and before doing so she records 13 tapes that detail why she killed herself. These tapes are about specific people who she has interaction with at points in her life and in some way, in her opinion, ‘contributed’ to her death.

The book is set up in an easy to read way with each chapter being dedicated to a tape and person. I felt the same way about this book as I did about the tv show, it was harsh. Some of the characters were not nice people, specifically Bryce and he would of deserved his tape being listened too by all and everyone, but I’m not sure every person deserved it. To be placed the blame of a persons death.

The book was swift and some areas of the book differ to the tv show for sure. The scenes with Bryce were definitely less graphic in the book than the tv show.

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apollosversion's review against another edition

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dark sad 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

0.25

The definition of romanticising mental health issues, sexual assault, and suicide. Absolutely disgusting, so problematic. Made me want to literally vomit.

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