Carly Croy: First Blog 9/25/12

             I'm reading this book called Thirteen Reasons Why, a novel by Jay Asher. I am about a third or a fourth of the way through the book. Right now the main character, Clay has been listening to tapes that were left on his doorstep. The tapes are of a girl you committed suicide named Hannah Baker and her thirteen reasons why she took her own life. This book is very realistic and I really like it so far, sometimes it's hard to put down. I like it because it's just so true, and the way the author narrorates Hannah Baker I feel like I know exactly how she would say it. Maybe Jay Asher wrote this book because he wanted to get a message out there about bullying and dark sides of people. The theme is being realistic to young adults to make them see that people around them actually are suicidal. There is only one character that we have actually met and that's Alex and he seems quiet and and to himself. And Hannah Baker, the one who made the tapes seems very forward and enthusiastic. I can't really tell who the best character is because there has only been a couple, and I don't know a lot about them. A quote by Hannah Baker is, "Did it hurt? No. But that doesn't matter, does it?" I think this is significant because when Hannah was hurt by this boy or whoever she's talking about she doesn't let it get to her, which is an important guideline in high school. I have no questions about this book.