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I haven't read the book so I would like to know how others who are familiar with both think the two compare?
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I've read the book two or three times now, and just finished watching the show.Christina O Phillips wrote:I just finished watching the Netflix series and I think it should have been labeled as a trigger warning. Man, did it bum me out and bring up lots of old stuff I thought I had dealt with.
I haven't read the book so I would like to know how others who are familiar with both think the two compare?
I have to say, I definitely prefer the book! The show really should have had better trigger warnings, and should not have shown the full scene of Hannah's suicide.
The book was better than the show on several levels, but perhaps the most important one was that in the book, Hannah is clearly a flawed character. While other characters throughout the novel are quite cruel to here, the book makes it clear that suicide was never Hannah's only option.
In the book, author Jay Asher brilliantly manages to show teen readers that suicide is a complex issue that will always negatively impact more than only the person attempting to kill themselves. My copy of the book also included interviews with him as well as information about teen helplines. It truly is a novel meant for teens that allows teens to learn more about how depression, assault, and other issues affect young adults.
The show, however, changes so much about the book. While I don't mind minor changes (adding in social media, for example, an element that was wholly missing from the 2007 novel), the tone changes in the show and does not manage to fully explore any character in the same way that the book did.
Overall, I would say to check out the book if you would like to experience the better of the two and for anyone reading this who has not watched the show yet, be wary and consider avoiding it if you are triggered by sexual assault, suicide, or physical fights.
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The series brings them to life and also provides much needed background. We finally see what factors led to their decisions to hurt Hannah. We also finally find out how they felt about Hannah's death and rather or not they feel regret.
We learn so much about Clay more than we ever got from the novel. Also the book's ending was disappointing. There was no resolution and one has to question whether the characters truly learn a lesson or not. In the book, suicide isn't treated as seriously as it was in the series when we see Hannah's suicide scene.
The series basically answered the questions that the book failed to answer.
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