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courtneymay23's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
1.5
dontstopreadin's review against another edition
4.0
This is a book I claim to be one of my favorites and as my excitement for the Netflix show coming out about it grew I decided I wanted to pick it up again. I've heard wonderful things about the audiobook, which makes sense given the plot, so I decided to listen to this book. Great decision, btw.
I know this is a polarizing book. Most people either love it or hate it. I get that. I understand and see the criticism for this novel and I don't necessarily disagree with it. But I can't help but love this book despite it, because what it does for people, for teens, is important and impactful and I appreciate that.
If this book can show people how much their actions affect things and people around them, that you don't know everything a person is going through, to not judge or bully or believe rumors, and mostly that standing by passively can be just as damaging as being the perpetrator of bullying, then this book has done a wonderful service.
Perhaps because I knew what to expect, this novel didn't impact me in the same way it did the first time, thus the 4 stars. However, I still would call this one of my favorite books.
I know this is a polarizing book. Most people either love it or hate it. I get that. I understand and see the criticism for this novel and I don't necessarily disagree with it. But I can't help but love this book despite it, because what it does for people, for teens, is important and impactful and I appreciate that.
If this book can show people how much their actions affect things and people around them, that you don't know everything a person is going through, to not judge or bully or believe rumors, and mostly that standing by passively can be just as damaging as being the perpetrator of bullying, then this book has done a wonderful service.
Perhaps because I knew what to expect, this novel didn't impact me in the same way it did the first time, thus the 4 stars. However, I still would call this one of my favorite books.
adrian_1987's review against another edition
2.0
Esta es la segunda vez que me pasa. ESTE LIBRO NO ES MEMORABLE NI NECESARIO
No sé si mi opinión se basa en que ya sabía cómo terminaba porque vi la serie cuando recién salió, pero creo que aún así no siento nada porque no hay nada que me haga encariñarme con Hannah. Lo primero de lo que me entero apenas empiezo el libro es que se suicidó y a continuación procede a contar las razones. Pero las razones ni siquiera me dejan crear un vinculo de empatía con ella. No fue hasta el capítulo con Bryce que sentí lástima y coraje por lo que le estaba pasando. Y no quiero decir que nada de lo que le pasó antes de eso e incluso después fue algo irrelevante, pero no sentí nada; solo estuve leyendo tratando de saltarme los pedazos donde Clay narra lo que hace mientras escucha las cintas porque me resultó confuso que justo después de lo que dice Hannah, hay líneas de Clay con un tipo de letra super parecido y en un principio fue difícil diferenciarlas.
Sumándole a todo esto el final más abierto que he visto en toda mi vida y no sé si sea porque el autor quiere/quiso sacar un segundo libro (sinceramente no he buscado y no sé si me tomaré la molestia de hacerlo) pero no alcanzo a entender qué es lo que se pretende con esas últimas palabras.
La trama es tan pasajera que fui incapaz de recordar un capítulo justo empezando el siguiente. En caso de que no haya quedado claro antes NO SIMPATICÉ NUNCA CON HANNAH BAKER.
Si todavía no decides si leer o no el libro, mi consejo es que no lo hagas porque estás perdiendo el tiempo.
Tengo tantas cosas malas de las que hablar del libro pero no quiero desperdiciar mi tiempo escribiéndolas, así como lo desperdicié leyéndolo.
No sé si mi opinión se basa en que ya sabía cómo terminaba porque vi la serie cuando recién salió, pero creo que aún así no siento nada porque no hay nada que me haga encariñarme con Hannah. Lo primero de lo que me entero apenas empiezo el libro es que se suicidó y a continuación procede a contar las razones. Pero las razones ni siquiera me dejan crear un vinculo de empatía con ella. No fue hasta el capítulo con Bryce que sentí lástima y coraje por lo que le estaba pasando. Y no quiero decir que nada de lo que le pasó antes de eso e incluso después fue algo irrelevante, pero no sentí nada; solo estuve leyendo tratando de saltarme los pedazos donde Clay narra lo que hace mientras escucha las cintas porque me resultó confuso que justo después de lo que dice Hannah, hay líneas de Clay con un tipo de letra super parecido y en un principio fue difícil diferenciarlas.
Sumándole a todo esto el final más abierto que he visto en toda mi vida y no sé si sea porque el autor quiere/quiso sacar un segundo libro (sinceramente no he buscado y no sé si me tomaré la molestia de hacerlo) pero no alcanzo a entender qué es lo que se pretende con esas últimas palabras.
La trama es tan pasajera que fui incapaz de recordar un capítulo justo empezando el siguiente. En caso de que no haya quedado claro antes NO SIMPATICÉ NUNCA CON HANNAH BAKER.
Si todavía no decides si leer o no el libro, mi consejo es que no lo hagas porque estás perdiendo el tiempo.
Tengo tantas cosas malas de las que hablar del libro pero no quiero desperdiciar mi tiempo escribiéndolas, así como lo desperdicié leyéndolo.
nyquilsquirrel's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
thriller_buffet's review against another edition
1.0
Can't and won't support a book that might have an influence (even the slightest) on teens to commit suicide to solve their issues. Especially for Hana baker I wasn't convinced for a sec that she was really seeking help. All what she was doing is blaming others. I'm not defending any of the things that were done to her and yes she was in a toxic environment, but still it was in her hands to at least ask for guidance and support. And to be honest the only one I felt sorry for was Clay. He really does need psychotherapy after hearing those tapes.
ciuli's review against another edition
2.0
EDIT: finished the book.
nope nope nope nope.
didn't like it, nope, didn't like it at all.
the more I listened to the audiobook, the angrier I got at Hannah for what she did to these people. I know that this book helped people open up about suicide and ask for help, but I can't really see how.
I give it 2/5 stars and those two stars are for the voice actors because they did a really good job interpreting this book. and I also think this is the perfect book to listen on audio book, because it actually feels like you're listening to the audiotapes along with Clay.
okay, I'm not finished with the book but I watched the first season of the series so I already know what's going to happen more or less.
when I watched the series I was already reticent and struggled to get into Hannah's mind. However, I kept thinking "okay, maybe the book is different and they exaggerated facts like they usually do" but no, they actually were pretty faithful to the book.
Up till this moment, I couldn't find any sympathy for Hannah, what she did (and I'm not referring to the suicide but the accusing other people of it) is immensely cruel to these people, and even if they had a part in it because as she keeps saying throughout the book "no one helps me, I'm alone, they're persecuting me blah blah blah", it still is no reason to give these people PTSD, social anxiety and, maybe, a reason to kill themselves too. What she did is no better than what they did to her, if not even worse. because if these people , who are KIDS, they are 16-year-olds, keep living, they'll live with her ghost forever. So no, I have no sympathy for her.
nope nope nope nope.
didn't like it, nope, didn't like it at all.
the more I listened to the audiobook, the angrier I got at Hannah for what she did to these people. I know that this book helped people open up about suicide and ask for help, but I can't really see how.
I give it 2/5 stars and those two stars are for the voice actors because they did a really good job interpreting this book. and I also think this is the perfect book to listen on audio book, because it actually feels like you're listening to the audiotapes along with Clay.
okay, I'm not finished with the book but I watched the first season of the series so I already know what's going to happen more or less.
when I watched the series I was already reticent and struggled to get into Hannah's mind. However, I kept thinking "okay, maybe the book is different and they exaggerated facts like they usually do" but no, they actually were pretty faithful to the book.
Up till this moment, I couldn't find any sympathy for Hannah, what she did (and I'm not referring to the suicide but the accusing other people of it) is immensely cruel to these people, and even if they had a part in it because as she keeps saying throughout the book "no one helps me, I'm alone, they're persecuting me blah blah blah", it still is no reason to give these people PTSD, social anxiety and, maybe, a reason to kill themselves too. What she did is no better than what they did to her, if not even worse. because if these people , who are KIDS, they are 16-year-olds, keep living, they'll live with her ghost forever. So no, I have no sympathy for her.
brigii's review against another edition
4.0
I give it a 4* because even though I don't really remember the book, I remember the feeling while I read it ten years ago and how much the story stayed with me after finishing it.
liliana8's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5