Thirteen Reasons Why

     So I read a book a week or two ago. Not surprising there for me since I read a lot of books, but this particular book has really stuck itself in my head. It's called Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. I found out about the book when I saw on Wikipedia that Selena Gomez is to be cast as Hannah Baker in the film (sort of a fan of her, but I was more crazy over her a few months ago than I am now) But when I found out, I didn't really think much of it other than it sounds interesting. I kind of forgot about Selena and Thirteen Reasons why, until about a month or so ago I remembered about the book. Then I went to the library to see if they have it, more specifically the online library, and they did, so I got it after a small wait.
     Now, there are very few books that I read and feel compelled to read all the way through in one sitting. Very few books that have a pull that will keep me up all night to read just to get the book done. In fact, in the past few months, I've only found a few books like this. But this book, Thirteen Reasons Why, is definitely the book that had the most 'pull' to it. Once I started reading, I couldn't stop. I started reading somewhere in the evening and stopped at about 3 AM because I needed sleep otherwise I'd wake up way too late, then continued reading when I woke up and actually had a chance to read it again. I had the book entirely read within 24 hours with very many distractions.
     The book is about a girl, Hannah Baker, that killed herself. Before she did that, she recorded thirteen reasons for her suicide on seven cassette tapes, each reason revolving around a particular person. Each reason contains a story where something happened to her, where the person who it's about might not have realized that they had any effect on Hannah. These tapes pass from one person to another, from the thirteen people they're about anyways, and they all have to listen to the stories and then pass it on to the next person, otherwise a second set of tapes that she had recorded would be sent out to the public. And that would mean public embarrasment for some of those people, while others would face time in jail for what they did.
     I won't go further than that, because I'd just spoil the whole story. But it's one story that will never leave me. I'm not sure if the reason why I like the book so much is because it kind of reassures me that I'm not that depressed yet, or because it reassures me that no matter how alone I seem at times, there's always someone out there to help. Or if it's just another reason entirely. But my point is, it's stuck in my head. That happens with most of the books I read, but normally I forget a lot of details after a while if it's the first time I've read it. But I can still remember most of the details from the book, even if I can't remember the exact words used to describe them.
     I'm not sure why I wrote this post. If I hoped to get the book out of my mind for a while to read the book I'm currently trying to read, I failed. Now it's more stuck in my head than ever. If I just wanted to get out something about my feelings for the book, I think I succeeded. Maybe I just wanted an actual reason to think about the book again, or just wanted a distraction. I'm not entirely sure. But writing this is making me rethink some of the things about the book. Well, not rethink them as in changing my mind about things, but rather thinking about some things again in an attempt to understand them better.
     Not sure where I'd go from there, so I guess I'll just say again that Thirteen Reasons Why is a good book. It's debatable to me whether I should call it 'great' or not, since it's about a girl that comitted suicide and not actually a very 'happy' book, but it is addicting. So...go and read it maybe?