At first my interest was awakened by this situation. I have read other coming of age books that handle the suicide subject and, well, it's a subject that has come across my own life very often as well. Especially during those teen-times. I am now older. Wiser? I don't know. But what I do know is that this show at first hit me, with a positive feeling. A human way of looking at issues that teens have to deal with. But then I started to realize with what I was dealing here. A show, based on a book which I haven't read but might probably rate the same way, that deals with a subject that's so delicate, it should have been thought of twice what this could actually do to people. The storytelling is OK, even though a bit slow, but the way other characters react. The way they deal with the tapes. the way the school deals with the aftermath and the students who may or may not have been traumatized. It gives off a totally wrong message. As if it is normal to act this shallow. Besides the fact that this show is totally not realistic in my eyes (I mean, it starts a week after the suicide and already so many people have had the tapes and listened to them and forwarded them even. And no one ever thought it would be wise to have someone else listen to them or think about consequences. Or no one ever questioned if Hannah was sane enough to know what she did.) the story also shows off as if a suicide victim, and I call them victims, always know so well what they do when they kill themselves. People, sad reality is that most of the suicides aren't happening with people who are clear enough to fully understand what they are doing. Let alone take the time to make tapes, prepare long time in advance, as if they can watch what happens afterwards. I gave 4 stars at first, but writing this review with tears in my eyes, made me realize how bad this show is. all I can say is, please if you watch it, realize, this is not normal. not real. It is horrible!