This series opens with a melancholy feel. The narration is via a teenager who is no more and the sadness lies through blame, guilt, violence and choice. The initial choice of a character is what will reach for your heart, grab it and tear chunks out. Slowly. With ease. Reminding you of just how vulnerable and cruel humankind can be.

With the aid of Clay, along with other teens, this series (and novel) kidnaps the audience and takes them on a journey of the mind. Many minds. It would be clichéd to say, 'you never know what a person goes through unless...', but, believe me, you will view others, especially teens, in a different light.

Hats off to the author, Jay Asher, and to those involved in the production of this complex soul gripping story line. There are no faults, just grit. There are no scene fills, just concrete. All needed to build the structure that created a masterpiece of harsh and robust collaboration of the complexities of people, the way they think and act.

If this series can't help you empathize, book yourself in to the docs and have him/her test you for narcissistic tendencies.

A very sad series with lots of teaching to offer, whether you sign up for that or not.

A must watch.