Thirteen Reasons Why
I absolutely binged Thirteen Reasons Why on Netflix despite the negative reaction many people felt toward it- but I thought it approached very difficult subjects (suicide and rape) without candy coating them to make for pretty viewing. Was it hard to watch? Yes. Was it brutal? Yes. Should survivors of sexual assault and suicide attempts be cautious because of triggers? Definitely yes.
I read the book as soon as I could, and it was a read-in-one-day kind of novel.
It differed from the series quite a bit, with slightly different circumstances for some of the tapes, and held far less insight to the subjects of the tapes. The book was all Clay Jensen listening to Hannah Baker's tapes and while it took me a few chapters/tapes to get used to the Clay/Hannah narrative without forgetting whose point of view I was reading, it was still a hard-hitting portrait of high school life and the impacts, or "snowball effect," of unnecessary social bullsh*t that is far too common for students, and even adults.
Because the Netflix version was a series rather than a single 90-120 minute movie, it really fleshed out the narrators and other characters and went beyond the book as far as potential repercussions for the people who contributed to Hannah's desperation. Unless there are potential triggers, I think this is a valuable series or book to read and share with your children or peers.
I do not currently have any copies available at Quiet City Books, but keep checking back if you are interested.
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, contact the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or your local crisis center. If you or someone you know needs help after a sexual assault, call 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) to reach the National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN- The Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network). There IS help available and you are NOT alone.
I read the book as soon as I could, and it was a read-in-one-day kind of novel.
It differed from the series quite a bit, with slightly different circumstances for some of the tapes, and held far less insight to the subjects of the tapes. The book was all Clay Jensen listening to Hannah Baker's tapes and while it took me a few chapters/tapes to get used to the Clay/Hannah narrative without forgetting whose point of view I was reading, it was still a hard-hitting portrait of high school life and the impacts, or "snowball effect," of unnecessary social bullsh*t that is far too common for students, and even adults.
Because the Netflix version was a series rather than a single 90-120 minute movie, it really fleshed out the narrators and other characters and went beyond the book as far as potential repercussions for the people who contributed to Hannah's desperation. Unless there are potential triggers, I think this is a valuable series or book to read and share with your children or peers.
I do not currently have any copies available at Quiet City Books, but keep checking back if you are interested.
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, contact the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or your local crisis center. If you or someone you know needs help after a sexual assault, call 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) to reach the National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN- The Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network). There IS help available and you are NOT alone.
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