(4 out of 5) 
Reading Level: Young Adult
I read a lot. I guess that shouldn’t surprise anyone, I am a librarian after all. Not all the books I read touch me like some do. From the first page of this book I was hooked. It took me two days to read it, because I couldn’t read straight through. Life does cut into my reading time. Jay Asher touches on a serious subject, suicide. The story is about Hannah Baker. Hannah decides to take her own life but before she does she records seven tapes and sends them to thirteen people. The tapes tell her journey leading to her decision to commit suicide and how these thirteen people on the tapes affected her life. The book is haunting because you know Hannah is dead but she seems very alive on the tapes. As you read the book you hear Hannah’s story through Clay’s ears. He is one of the thirteen and he spends one incredible night crisscrossing the town listening to what Hannah has to say. This book is all about choices and how your actions and decisions can affect yourself and other people.
This book is geared towards young adults. It would be a great book discussion book in classrooms especially when discussing the topic of suicide.
If you want more information there is a website you can go to. The website has information on the book and about the author. http://www.thirteenreasonswhy.com/.
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