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Reader reviewed by Kanksh

After a girl you knew committed suicide, a mysterious package with seven audiotapes appears on your doorstep.  What do you do?  Well, if you're one of the recipients, you pop the tape into a player and hit play.  Your life will never be the same.  Why?  Because you are one of the Thirteen Reasons Why.

When Clay Jenson hits play, he hears the voice of the late Hannah Baker.  And then he finds out that because he received the package, it means that he's one of the reasons that Hannah swallowed those pills.  Clay listens on.  Throughout the night, Clay listens to the tapes, following her instructions to go to different places.  For if he doesn't, these tapes will come out in a public manner, exposing everyone on the tapes and what they did to Hannah Baker.

So why should you read this book?  Here are thirteen reasons why:

1.The idea is new and fresh, a change from your normal realistic fiction
2. The writing style is convincing, from the final words of a suicidal girl to the thoughts of the boy listening to them.
3. The book is powerful and will stick with you forever.
4. The characters are well developed - even Hannah Baker is developed well through her words.
5. You will feel emotionally involved.
6. The mystery of why Clay is on these tapes will keep you reading until well past the middle of the book.
7. It will draw you in from the very start.
8. It will leave you feeling satisfied.
9.It's about a difficult but pressing topic and may help you more fully understand the concept of suicide.
10. You'll be able to make your own guesses.
11. It's a great work of dark fiction.
12. It will greatly move you.
13. It is one of the best books I've ever read (and believe me, I've read a lot)