Back during my under graduate days, I had seen a friend read the book once, totally engrossed, so much that he stopped texting back or even replying to calls for a week or so. When he finished the book, he came to me and asked me to read it. He told me that I can totally relate and should read it at least once. But I did not.

Finally, when the series came out, I watched it and I immediately understood why he wanted me to read that book. Back at the school, I was a bully. I got involved in fights, hurt people who loved me and mistreated people who were emotionally vulnerable, all because people thought it was cool. I was a bully and I can never forgive myself for that.

To say the least, I got a hard kick from Karma in my college days and I came to understand that I was wrong. But you can never shake off the ghost of your past, can you?

After watching this series, I had a hard time holding my tears. I would never want something like this to happen with my son or daughter ever. I am a 30-year-old adult soon to be a parent, and I can totally relate what it must have felt like to be in the high school, to be in the teenage years and not getting accepted by the world. It feels damn painful when you cannot connect with anyone, everyone tries to pick on you because you are different, and you feel alone!

This is a must watch for teenagers and adults alike. It is a heartfelt and intense drama with fantastic acting and beautifully executed screenplay of the original story.