thirteen reasons why

Wow, loved this book.  Hannah Baker records cassette tapes revealing how 13 people contributed to her committing suicide.  She mails them to the first person mentioned, requests that he mail them to the next person on the tapes, and then kills herself.  Despite the sad story, Thirteen Reasons Why was not a downer.

The dual narrator is really cool (Hannah and Clay Jensen, her first love), especially the way their voices are intertwined throughout each chapter, not trading off chapters as some books do (a la My Sister's Keeper). 

The book leaves the reader with the very real message that one must consider how his actions or words may impact another.  Great read.  I can see why it was a New York Times bestseller.