I read the 13 Reasons Why book about a year or so ago. I can't say I loved it, but I can't say that I hated it either.

I was excited when I found out that Netflix were going to put Jay Asher's words to life. The live version went into deeper detail than then the book. If you haven't read the book (which you should read) or seen it on Netflix (which you should do) it's a story about a girl named Hannah Baker. Hannah in high school student who tragically takes her life. She records cassettes tapes beforehand that identifies the people who bullied her.

It seems as though bullying is at an all-time high. Kids drop of school, they self-harm and sadly they may try end their life. Even more sad some of them are successful. Much like the book the show follows Clay who Hannah knew and I guess you can were friends. In this version though we learn more in debt of the issues Hannah faced.

Watching this program lets you realize how vicious people can be toward each other. While some say it's just a TV show, it's just a book. It's much more than that. This is how many high school kids (and sometimes kids in lower grades) treat each other.

Everyone that Hannah places her hurt and pain on tried so hard to get Clay (the current recipient of the tapes) quite form spilling the beans on what they did to her. They even went as far as to planting drugs in his book bag. Their reasoning was to let him know who's in charge. Mainly because they said Hannah was lying. But, each of them knew the truth of what they did. Another issue that many young people not taking responsibility of their actions.

There’s nothing about this story that's happy. It's a dark story and frankly rather sad and depressing. But watching it you become emotionally invested and want the best for Hannah, even though you know the outcome.

When I read a book, or become attached to a character in a TV series I root for them and I kind of think of them as a friend. My one wish is that generations younger than mine can learn from this. I hope that they learn to, as cliché as it sounds to treat people the way that they would want to be treated. As well as taking a stand when you see that someone else is being treating unfairly.

Sometimes it’s hard to put yourself as someone else’s defender, but letting others know that their behavior isn’t tolerated will help to take a stand against bullying.