This book is about a girl named Hanna Baker, who has commited suicide, but before going through with it, she recorded her final thoughts on audio tapes and sent them to people on her list. The list is composed of people who need to know what they did in her life, one of them is a boy named Clay, but he is on the list for a different reason and the only way to find out is to "press play". Clay had a crush on Hanna in school and just as he got the courage to talk to her, she kills her self. What luck that is.
Anyway, I think this book produces the frightening view of a common high school. Drama, cheating, rape, parties, rumors, lots of rumors and how one action can cause a "snowball effect" and ruin the life of someone else. Hanna was trapped in this kind of environment like many young adults and teens today are.
I believe it put across a strong message to think about how you effect a person or people when you do something.
I highly recomend this book, because it presents an important window into the life of many teens and young adults, it's easy to read even though the topic is very difficult, and it's a total page turner. I didn't know how to put it down. (5/5 stars)
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