Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Thirteen Reasons why by Jay Asher

68 reviews

stindex's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Grief, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, and Suicide

concernedcitizen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

Minor: Car accident, Suicide attempt, Stalking, and Vomit

cannibal_girlz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

berratrixie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

accessible and easy-to-read yet still absolutely crushing and difficult to stomach.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Car accident

Minor: Blood

ursa_arlo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Positives. I am not in the target audience for this book and haven't been for years but I can imagine that it's very impactful for someone in highschool. Especially in 2007 when this book was released as mental health wasn't discussed as much back then. I think this book strikes a nice balance between sending the message that small negative actions can snowball into much worse things for the people around you while also not blaming the people on the tapes for the decision Hannah took.

I love the stylistic choice of having the story be told through tapes. Clay reacting to them in real time -especially during his own tape- makes the story conversational. It highlights different perspectives on the same events that happen in Hannah's life.

Negatives. One thing that I miss that the Netflix series does better, (even though it sensationalizes suicide far more than this book,) is that this book does not show the fallout of the tapes among those on it. (Think of Jessica and the night at the party or the harassment Tyler endures because of the tapes). Ignoring 'the snowball effect' of the tapes on the people on them while making this snowball effect central to Hannah's argument feels misguided. Then again, Hannah is not a perfect character and was never meant to be interpreted as such. 

Quote. I guess that's the point of it all. No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Oftentimes, we have no clue. Yet we push all the same. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Body shaming, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Stalking and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Misogyny and Alcohol

urf4vpisces's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Suicide, Rape, and Self harm

andyy_222's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Death, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

shyleek's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The telling of the main story through cassette tapes offered an interesting point of view. 
Also seeing the reaction of the person listening to the tapes offered a unique perspective. 
Asher gave us the opportunity to explore suicide and mental health from both perspectives... The victim and the ones left behind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Body shaming, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence

rody's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Rape, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Car accident, Grief, Self harm, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

maxtj's review

slow, boring, uninteresting, didn't keep my attention, repetitive 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, and Death