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 3.5/5 stars 
 Review: I have been meaning to read this book for some time now. I mean, before the tv show was announced, of course. I wanted to read it, but I'd never actually got the chance, because I was not that desperate and the book always seemed to be sold out. But, I finally got the book off an online shop for cheap price and read it after I watched the tv show. 
 Now, the premise of this book seems promising. Hannah Baker committed suicide and sent of a set of cassette tapes to people in her high school, reasoning why she killed herself. Clay Jensen is one of them. Hannah's life is told from the cassettes and from Clay's point of view. 
 Captivating writing is one of my favorite point about books. I definitely was entertained by Asher's writing style. Even though it was short, but it gave the meaning to the story and it was understandable. His writing depicted the place and scenario perfectly where one could imagine it. I totally was down for it and I couldn't set the book down. 
 In this part of the review, I feel like you can either appreciate and love this book, or you despise it. Although, I am in the middle, here are my reasons. I feel like the book is not as complete as the tv show and absolutely enjoyed the tv show more because there are more depth, strength, and drama in the story. The original plot in the book seemed pretty weak and less entertaining. I enjoyed the drama, I enjoyed the suspense, and the creativity by using cassettes and telling a person's life by another person's point of view; yet I don't take this personally, both the book and the tv show. I understand the concept and the intention of the author, but I do not take it personally and claimed that it changed my life nor change the way that I look at some people, because this book obviously is not a great one to raise suicide awareness. I don't think that it's a wow book that would unconditionally make people open their eyes to the world because there are people who disagreed with the context. 
 Hanna Baker committed suicide and I totally understood and felt the same and some point in life like she did. Although, I cannot say that she was not a selfish person. Obviously, she said things that are not direct and expected people to understand her. I can't say that I didn't do this and I think it's stupid to do that, but I only work with it on simple things. Clay Jensen wasn't my favorite character either. But tragic thing is that we didn't get to see him as much as Hannah or as much as he appeared in Hannah's life in the tv show. 
 Overall: I am seriously writing this review while I'm working, but it's okay. This book was an enjoyable pageturner. I liked the creation, the writing, and the creativity. But I wish I could feel more emotions towards it.