Verlag | Penguin US |
Auflage | 2011 |
Seiten | 336 |
Format | 13,8 x 20,9 x 2,0 cm |
Gewicht | 333 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 159514188X |
EAN | 9781595141880 |
Bestell-Nr | 59514188UA |
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
__THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL, NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES__
Eerie, beautiful, and devastating. Chicago Tribune
A stealthy hit with staying power. . . . thriller-like pacing. The New York Times
Thirteen Reasons Why will leave you with chills long after you have finished reading. Amber Gibson, NPR s All Things Considered
You can t stop the future.
You can t rewind the past.
The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.
Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker his classmate and crush who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah's voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out why.
Clay spends the night crisscrossin g his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah's pain, and as he follows Hannah s recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever.
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Rezension:
Heavy but compelling. . . . Asher s novel asks us to look at how petty cruelty can deal crushing blows. Miami Herald
Wonderfully realistic in his writing, Asher offers teens and parents alike a great story on an important topic. Green Bay Press-Gazette
It is a brilliant debut that will leave readers feeling a sense of remorse for Hannah, guilt for Clay, and hope for the lasting lesson of the story. Bookazine
Breakneck pace and dizzying emotion. School Library Journal
[Hannah s] pain is gut-wrenchingly palpable. . . . Asher has created an entrancing character study and a riveting look into the psyche of someone who would make this unfortunate choice. A brilliant and mesmerizing debut from a gifted new author. Kirkus Reviews, starred review and Editor s Choice
Readers won t be able to pull themselves away. Publishers Weekly
Asher's ability to convey the anguish of someone who was left behind is truly remarkable. Book Page
WINNER OF
Association of Booksellers for Children s Best Books
American Library Association s Best Books for Young Adults and Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Heartland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
Florida Teens Read Award
California Book Award
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
Book Sense Pick
International Reading Association s Young Adults' Choices Finalist
Chicago Public Library s Best of the Best Books
Kansas State Reading Circle s Recommended Reading List
New York Public Library s Book for the Teen Age
16 State Award Master Lists
Thirteen Reasons Why is a mystery, eulogy, and ceremony. Twenty or thirty times, I snapped the book shut when a sentence, an image, or a line of dialogue was too beautiful and painful. But I, afraid and curious, would always return to this amazing book. I know, in years to come, I will often return to this book. Sherman Alexie, best selling author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Every once in a while you come across a book that you can t get out of your mind, one you have to rush back to if you must put it down for some reason. Jay Asher s Thirteen Reasons Why is one of those books, and is at the very top of my personal Must-Read list. Ellen Hopkins, bestselling author of Tricks, Identical, Crank, Burned, Impulse, and Glass
A spectacular first novel. Jay Asher tells his story with such honesty and simplicity that the tragedy feels shatteringly real. Gordon Korman, author of Son of the Mob and Jake, Reinvented