free choice

     13 Reasons why is so far a really great book. It brings up a lot of suspense. I have just a couple more chapters to read. Clay has two more tapes to listen to. Part of me is wondering if maybe one of Hannah’s family members is on the tape. But then again I think that Hannah wouldn’t do that because she wouldn’t want her parents or someone in her family knowing what all happened. From what I understand, Hannah’s family thinks that her death was an accident, not a suicide. I don’t quite understand why Hannah wanted to kill herself over these things; they were just little bumps in her path. When I think about it, I don’t think that Hannah really had any friends. She never opened up to people or hung out with anyone. And it seems like her parents always grounded her. She never really had time for a social life. It was a book that just seemed to appeal to a select audience and it seems to take the right person to enjoy it. If I had rewrote it, I would probably make it appeal to a lot more people, it’s that great of a book. I don’t know what the author was thinking while writing the book, but the suspense makes me wonder if the author was in a dark place at the time. Maybe they were just wanting to write something that was good and appealing to people.

praise or critisism

    Clay is one of the main characters of Thireteen Reasons Why.  Part of me believes Clay deserves some praise, but then again he deserves some criticism. I do not think he has anything to do with  Hannahs death, but he is on the tapes for walking out on her when she needed someone the most.  Then again,how was he suppose to know that Hannah felt this way?  He deserves praise for being with Hannah and being good to her. It is pretty obvious that both of them felt something for one anothe, and it is clear that Clay is a good kid with a warm heart, and cars about other people.. not just himself. I think that if Hannah never killed herself that these two would eventually be together. Obviously Clay cared about Hannah and also about people on the tapes. He gets sick a couple of times, and he cries. Throughout the whole novel he clearly shows his feelings and emotions. It is kind of sad if you put yourself in his shoes and read this book. Part of me believes that these tapes will help those on them and change them for the good. Some of tese people definitly deserve to be on these tapes.

Dear Clay

Dear Clay,

     I do agree that you shouldn't have walked out on Hannah that night at the party. Maybe you could've been the one that saved her. But you cant not blame yourself for her death. You had nothing to do with it. I don't understand half of the reasons why Hannah killed herself, but you and her both would have been great for each other. There is no way to bring her back, and there is no way that anyone knew that she was heading down this path. She was clearly having a rough patch in her life, but you were one of the good things for her. So stop blaming yourself. I agree that it is rather sickening that people would do these kinds of things. Especially in High School. Bullying always puts others in a bad position. You never bullied Hannah or hurt her. She needed some one like you to help her.
Part of me thinks that all this would have been stopped if Hannah just talked to some one or asked for help. It is never hard to get help or counseling. And I think that Hannah making these tapes and making sure they get passed on, will help these people realize what their words and actions do to others, and how it affects others. Hopefully it affects them more then it has affected you. I know it will be hard for you to be happy after hearing these tapes, but you should try to not let it get to you as much. You are not the reason Hannah is gone and that is not going to change.

Sincerely,
Emilly