“But you can't get away from yourself. You can't decide not to see yourself anymore. You can't decide to turn off the noise in your head.”
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (Razorbill, 2007)
Genre: Problem Novel, Realistic Fiction
Honors: South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult Book Award (2010), Florida Teens Read (2008), Georgia Peach Honor Book Award (2009), Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice, California Book Award Abraham Lincoln Award (2013), Association of Booksellers for Children's "Best Books"[Honors Information found at Goodreads.com]
Review: Hannah committed suicide. Weeks later a box of cassette tapes show up on Clay's doorstep recorded by Hannah before she killed herself. They explain the thirteen reasons why she took that final step.
Opinion: I wasn't sure how this book would play out reading the synopsis, but it was much better written than I thought it would be. The two narrative and back and forth between the two voices made the book flow really well and move quickly. Although I counted this as a problem novel, instead of a girl being in danger of suicide it is about a girl who has already committed suicide so that it a very interesting take on a novel.
Ideas: This book would be good for someone who likes problem novels, or novels pertaining to real teenage life. Probably teens who like John Green books would also like this novel.
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