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Summary of Mood and Tone: The mood and tone of //13 Reasons Why// is very different than other books. In this book the main character, Clay, has received tapes from a girl he had a crush on, named Hannah. Hannah killed herself and made these tapes to give to people who impacted that decision. Clay listens to all the tapes and goes to the places Hannah mentions. The book’s mood is a little depressing because it consists of Clay hearing Hannah talk about why she killed herself. This book has a lot of regret and problems that could have been solved or prevented. The overall mood and tone of the book is very somber.

Summary of Meeting: In our meeting today we talked about the mood tone, and theme of this book. We all think that Hannah is a drama queen and blows everything out of proportion. We also said the main themes of the book are regret, guilt, despair, revenge, death, loss of friendship, and your affect on others. We also found the book suspenseful and we can't wait to find out what happens next.

Questions: What moods does hannah express throughout the book. Hannah feels despair, guilt, and wants revenge.

How does the boy react from hannahs choices. He feels badly that he didn't do anything different that could change the chain of events and when he looked back on it, he realized the signs that Hannah tried to send.

What are some themes throughout the book. The themes are regret, guilt, revenge, death, loss of friendship, and your affect on others

Do you relate to any of the themes in the book. Everyone relates to loss of friendship, feeling guilt, and wanting to be able to change the past.

how were your feeling during reading the book We were anxious to find out what was going to happen next. As for Hannah's actions, we all feel that she blew certain situations out of proportion and was a little bit dramatic. She was suicidal because she was depressed, not because of small incidents in her life and she tries to blame it on actions of other people entirely.

did the tone make you dreary or excited to read more. The tone made us excited to read more because of the suspense and we can't wait to see what happens next!