Oh boy......First off, the alternate ending was better than the ending that was used in the book. Like, SO MUCH BETTER! I feel like the author glorified suicide, justified suicide & made it seem "cool." I think the author had an opportunity here to hit a platform for suicide prevention & he missed the mark. This was such a missed opportunity. So many high school girls & boys go through bullying & being objectified but, this book made it seem ok. Made it so committing suicide was the only option instead of seeking help. Also, I can't even put into words how disgusted I was with the way Hannah (Hell, even the author) sent out tapes to 13 people blaming her suicide on them. WHAT?!?! That is such a heavy burden for a child. What if one of the people she blamed felt so horrible they ended up killing themselves? I feel like this book could do more harm than good. In the authors note in the beginning of the book, he said he went into this book as a thriller. It was so NOT a thriller. What it was, was a misrepresentation of suicide & mental health. Yes, I know it's a work of fiction but, where it's such a heavy & important topic & kids commit suicide EVERY day for reasons mentioned in this book, that this could be based on truth.