Thirteen Reasons Why

by Jay Asher

This was a pretty quick read and ok for a debut novel, I guess.

I have read some reviews of people having a hard time with the constantly changing perspective between the narrator and the voice on tape (Hannah, the girl that killed herself). Personally, I didn't have any trouble with this.

For some reason, though, it didn't ring true to me (if that makes sense). It didn't feel like the voice of a girl that committed suicide. I would have expected more of a downward spiral and not this "and at that point I decided to do myself in" moment. I would have liked a more compelling reason for Hannah to commit suicide.

The narrating boy felt much more real and sad and desperate. He is ultimately what made this compelling.

5/10

I didn't have any trouble with the constantly changing perspective between the narrator and the voice on tape (I have read some reviews of people that had a hard time getting into that style of writing). It was a pretty quick read and fine, really. For some reason, though, it didn't ring true to me (if that makes any sense). It didn't feel like the *voice* of a girl that committed suicide. I would have suspected more of a downward spiral and not this "and at that point I decided to do myself in