Reddit mentions of Thirteen Reasons Why

Everyone's version of reality is different. We'll never know exactly what the world around her looked like through her eyes, or what composed the majority of her thoughts and emotions. People like to say that "someone being there" will prevent these kinds of tragedies, but the truth is that isn't always the case. Yes, I agree that someone should have recognized the signs and tried to help long before it got to the point of her going through with suicide. But to a young person, the whole world is only as broad and deep as their vision of it. So if all she knows is pain, heartache, loneliness, and suffering, then that's all the world is to her.

You said it yourself, she did what she did "to stop the pain". But young people are also masters of internalizing issues. There's hormones and the hell of school and parental demands and that's all just in an ideal environment. Now throw in being bullied, potential sexual abuse in her case, and lord only knows what else and you have a recipe for suicide not just with her but with every young person too overwhelmed by their reality.

But short of them coming up to you and saying "i'm going to kill myself, please try to stop me", it's not nearly as easy as you may think to notice all the signs. There are all these resources for those considering suicide, but that takes someone reaching out for help. Not everyone is capable of doing that or knows how.

If you want a somewhat more detailed breakdown, albeit fictional, of the whole process that leads up to a young person's suicide then please check out Thirteen Reasons Why.

All books listed below(besides the two you listed as read) are linked to their amazon site at the bottom of this post
"It's Kind of a Funny Story" has been my favourite book since it first came out and I'm reading "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" right now. I too am looking for similar books.
I read "Thirteen Reasons Why" a long time ago and thought it was a good book but did not take a liking to it too much.
"Go Ask Alice" and "Jay's Journal" are good reads leaning towards topics of depression.
I started reading "Cut" by Patricia McCormick in a small bookstore but never actually was able to finish it but it caught my attention and I was drawn into the book immediately. After Perks I plan to read it. I haven't been able to read the full length of any of McCormick's books but they all sound intriguing and they are definitely on my list of books to read. I suggest taking a look at her amazon website for her books and what they're about
"Get Well Soon" by Julie Barnes is also on my to-read list.
I think you would like the book "Suicide Notes". I feel like it's one of those hidden-gem books where it is not too well known but is an amazing read. I don't want to give away too much.
So, overall, I recommend checking out:

• Thirteen Reasons Why
  
• Go Ask Alice
  
• Jay's Journal
  
• Cut
  
• Get Well Soon
  
• Suicide Notes

I just started a non-fiction novel for the first time in a long time. "13 Reason's Why," by Jay Asher is about a set of cassette tapes sent by a girl who committed suicide that explains the 13 reasons for her suicide, that are 13 different people at her school that she places blame on... I've only read a couple of chapters but that is the gist I gathered from the back cover and the Amazon description I read prior to purchase (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/159514188X/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1).

Thus far, the book is fantastic and I received rave-reviews from my mother-in-law. It's very fast paced which is something I require when reading (ADHD isn't very fun), so thus far I'm very happy with the book.

YA Horror/Fantasy - Anything by Darren Shan

YA Drama/Literary - 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher

YA Romance/Mystery/Paranormal - 1-800-Where-R-U Series by Meg Cabot

YA Fantasy - The Ranger's Apprentice Series by John Flanagan

Urban Fantasy - The Kate Daniel's Series by Ilona Andrews

Urban Fantasy - Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs

Mystery - Miss Marple Mysteries by Agatha Christie

Mystery/Western - Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith

Fantasy - Game of Thrones by George RR Martin

Romance - Wedding Survivor by Julia London

Historical/Paranormal - Parasol Protectorate Series by Gail Carriger

Zombie/Romance - Living with the Dead Series by Jesse Petersen

Zombie - Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

Horror - Whispers by Dean Koontz

Nonfiction - And the Band Played on by Randy Shilts

Manga - Library Wars

Manga - Future Diary

Sorry...got carried away. I read a lot and couldn't pick just one to recommend. What are some of your favorite books?

Thirteen Reasons Why

Exactly!

My mom is amazing. She's hiked the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim twice, with a bad hip. She's the strongest person I know and she's basically a badass. The other day she fell when hiking and broke her wrist and proceeded to finish her hike before going into Urgent Care.

This book would be great!

Hey Bean!

Girl in the Tangerine Scarf. Novel about a muslim growing up in america.

John Dies at the End. Horror fantasy novel with a lot of philisophical aspects. Also, lots of dick jokes. It's written by a guy that went on to write for Cracked.com. It also recently came out as a movie.

Ender's Game. Futuristic scifi about a kid that goes up to space-school to learn how to save the world from an alien invasion. Soon to be a major motion picture.

13 Reasons Why. Novel about the aftermath of a high school suicide. Good if you want lots of feels.

Okay so, YA books are my jam, and I'll get to those in a second. But if you want a fun summer read you'll have trouble putting down, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore is great. It's a really fun read, especially for people who like books. It's got mystery, humor, and you'll stay up way too late reading to figure out what's going to happen next. It's not the deepest or most challenging book in the world, but it's real fun and well paced.

For YA, anything by Laurie Halse-Anderson is amazing. I've read Speak more times than any other book. Her book Catalyst is also really awesome. And I just finished her book Twisted a few days ago, and it was a great, quick read. (I actually finished it in one lazy day!)

Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why is heartbreaking. If you liked Fault in Our Stars, I'm sure you'll love this. It's a great concept (girl who kills herself gives a series of tapes to a boy to explain why she did it), and it's just superbly well written. Along the same lines, Markus Zusak's I am the Messenger is also a great high-concept, all-the-feels read.

If you like the more fantasy-esque YA books, the best series I've found is Clive Barker's Abarat series. If you end up getting these, make sure to get the hardcover versions. The writing is great itself, but what really makes the series is that each book has over 300 paintings and illustrations done by the author himself. It's a great epic, and the third book of five just came out last year. The series gets darker as it goes, which is great.

And, finally, not a YA novel, but Adam Rapp's The Metal Children is an awesome play about a guy who wrote a YA book that's the focus of a censorship argument in a small town. It's got some great points in it, and is a fast, fun read.

Hope this helps! Sorry if I used the word 'great' too much. :P

Oh! I love reading books!