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Inside he finds a few tape tapes recorded by hannah baker his schoolmate and smash who ended it all two weeks sooner. Read thirteen reasons why by jay asher available from rakuten kobo. I cant think of anyone who shouldnt read this book. On tape, hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. I fell into this story without a fight and once you start there is no turning back. There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, writes albert camus in the myth of sisyphus, and that is suicide.
Her point of creating the tapes, to be passed to each person on them, was not to be cruel. Thirteen reasons why really makes you think about how you treat other people. Jay asher tells his story with such honesty and simplicity that the tragedy feels shatteringly real. Released in 2007, jay asher s reasons why quickly became a novel. The book grabbed me from the off, opening with clay jensen receiving a box of seven cassette tapes in the post with no indication of the sender. Clay takes you right along with him in this book and a lot like clay you get this urgency to just get it over with. Jay asher is an american author of young adult and teen fiction. Interview with jay asher, author of thirteen reasons why.
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Author jay asher talks about the bestselling dark mystery book that served as the basis for the netflix series reasons why. Featuring cover art from the netflix original series, with exclusive interviews and photos inside. Questions you have asked were the ones that i was interested in. The tapes share the thirteen reasons why she made the choice that she did, one for each person that contributed to that decision. The screenplay contains several deviations from the book, including. Jay asher tells why the thirteen reasons why anniversary edition. Several years ago, i was walking through barnes and noble, and came across the book thirteen reasons why by jay asher. Since the book came out, readers have asked if i ever consideredsomehow.
Readers of jay ashers debut novel for teens, thirteen reasons why, should be forewarned never has a pageturner of a book been so difficult to read. After reading the short summary on the back, i knew i had to purchase the book. This may sound like a criticism, but in fact its a compliment, for this is the story of a suicides aftermath, and ashers ability to convey the anguish of someone who was left behind is truly remarkable. Ellen hopkins, bestselling author of tricks, identical, crank, burned, impulse, and glass a spectacular first novel. Thirteen reasons why ebook jay asher descargar libro.
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