Th1rteen R3easons Why, is Jay Asher's first novel, it was written after Mr. Asher took a tour of a museum, the "guide" was an audio cassette which everyone was listening too, he thought of the voice as "eerie" becuase someone was talking about the stuff he was seeing without actually being there. This museum trip was his foundation for what is now his first captivating novel.
What would you do if you received a box of tapes from a classmate, who, two weeks earlier had committed suicide? Would you listen to the tapes or would you simply push them out of your mind? This is Clay Jensen’s dilemma when he receives a parcel of tapes from a person he is trying to forget. Clay plays a tape and is shocked to hear the voice of his deceased classmate. She explains in the beginning that there is thirteen tapes to explain the thirteen reasons as to why she ended her life. Clay is distraught, he wants to listen but at the same time he is terrified as to what she will say about him. How did he make her do this? Did he do or say something that hurt her? He racks his brains to think of what he could of done, but finds nothing. So, he makes a brave move, and listens to the tapes. What he discovers changes his life forever.
Th1rteen R3asons Why is a tragic tale of teen life, it depicts the life of one girl who put’s up with things that she shouldn’t have suffered and the desperate attempts to rid her self of the pain by ending her own life. Jay Asher writes a thrilling tale of the stories which we only hear about, but could never, or would never think would happen in our community. The novel illustrates how oblivious teenagers can be to their surroundings and how their mistakes can have a snowball affect on other peoples lives.
If you are willing to become engrossed in a book which is not only terrifying to read, but full of truth, I suggest that you go to the library right now to pick it up. Th1rteen R3asons Why will make you look at the bigger picture in life.
2 comments:
This is a really good post. Even though this book seems that it might not have the most uplifting plot, by what you wrote I want to jump into it this very moment(: Great job.
Katie(:
This book sounds very interesting. It is not often that you find a book for young adults that contains any actual substance without getting cheesy. Though I have to admit, for all the Stephen King books I read, I am a bit frightened to read this book. I guess there are some things better left unwritten, so they say.
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