Anita Rai

"Thirteen reasons why" is a mysterious intriguing best-selling book written by the young writer Jay Asher.The story basically deals with the problems and stress faced by a teenaged school going girl Hannah Baker.The writer has creatively used a different way of narration which keeps the readers clinged to the text. Hannah Baker committed suicide and before taking a number of pills , she had recorded 13 tapes which carried the reason of her suicide. The book is all about those 13 reasons which one of Hannah's colleague, Clay Jenson(the narrator) is listening thoughout the novel. The book leaves the reader in a different mood where one realises that everything is not what it seems. There are people around us who might seem normal but are facing a lot of internal issues.It might be an arguable fact that the book is only for teenagers or for adults too but I personally feel that the book is for everyone. Anyone who reads it, finds something different to learn from.Thus ,it is a "must read" book.