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kitty ♡ (68 KP) rated 13 Reasons Why - Season 2 in TV

Jun 2, 2018

the acting is better (5 more)

that end scene at the dance where everyone there was with clay

that jessica and justin scene was... hot...

zach being kind of a good egg for alex

how the bryce situation was dealt with was kind of... realistic?

there are only 13 episodes

bryce's sentence... because i wanted a "happy ending" (3 more)

marcus cole's existence

hannah being there was not needed

clay and skye's relationship... it was just Too Soon i'm sorry

why do i keep doing this to myself?

they're really going to drag on this fucking show but i won't be watching it anymore because i'm not dumb!

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kitty ♡ (68 KP) rated Thirteen Reasons Why in Books

Feb 15, 2018

amazing cast of characters (0 more)

Unsettling. Troubling. Heart-breaking.

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Thirteen Reasons Why is a heart-wrenching story of young tragedy and all of the ways a girl's death could have been prevented.

When I first read this book, I was 18 years old, and feeling exactly like how Hannah was feeling: depressed and alone. I could hardly get out of bed and drag myself to school, often times wishing I was dead. Despite constantly being around people, I didn't feel loved. I didn't feel like people really wanted me around. So, when I first read this book, I absolutely loved it because I felt exactly how she felt.

After being discontented with the series Netflix released in 2017, I decided to revisit this book, with the criticisms the Internet had given the show and book in mind. Those criticisms didn't make me hate the book or the concept, it just simply opened my mind to how harmful it may be, and it also helped me focus on the true intent of the book: to show people how their actions affect others.

I will agree that this book glamorizes suicide. It does. If you look at the surface of the premise, it basically reads as: "Girl kills herself and makes the tapes to get revenge on those who've hurt her and contributed to her pain. So, if you want to get back at your bullies, kill yourself and blame it on them." There's a lot of finger pointing happening in the book, even beyond the surface, but like I said, the intent of the book is to show people how their actions affect others, and it does. While it's not as explicit, since it was limited to Clay's point of view, there are little hints that show how the other characters, the other people on the tape, are affected. A character (Alex, I think?) was being pushed against a locker, Tyler's window was a target for people throwing rocks, Marcus going out and watching others target Tyler.

Clay Jensen is an incredibly realistic character, and Jay Asher's done a great job of writing his and Hannah's voice. Clay's the perfect in-between character because that's where he stands in school. Unpopular, but still known, he's welcomed at parties, yet he doesn't always go to them. A "nerdy" type but not entirely stuck with that label. What I love most about this book was Clay's part on the tapes, and how even Hannah claims he doesn't deserve this, that he doesn't belong on the list. But he's on it because she needs to tell the story fully.

When it comes to the potential of a Clay/Hannah romance, the most realistic quote is: "What if you weren't the person I hoped you were?" That particular quote resonated with me because I'm sure we've all felt the same at one point or another. We've all had these crushes for someone we don't know, and so we absorb the little information (most likely rumors) that float around about them, and hope that they're the person we come to think they are. I'm guilty of doing this, which made the Clay and Hannah relationship more painful. Because she wasn't like that, and he never got the chance.

There was something about the ending that got me. How Clay picked up on all of Skye's signs, and so after the tapes, he calls her name and he (from what we can presume) acts kindly toward her. He wants to be there for her so the same thing that happened to Hannah wouldn't happen to her. He feels hopeful that maybe he can help Skye, which is nice.

Overall, I did enjoy my revisit of this book. Jay Asher has created some of the most interesting characters, from Clay and Hannah, to Skye, Jessica, Justin, Sherry, Marcus, and Courtney. A lot of their actions are realistic, which is what is haunting about the book. I hate reading those criticisms talking about what they (the critics) would've done, because you don't know! You're not sure! While I do wish Hannah hadn't actually committed suicide, that there had been a plot twist, this book certainly resonated with me because I know exactly how Hannah felt. I may not have been bullied to such an extent, but the exhaustion, the desperate need to let go, I felt that.

P.s. Please don't say that this book or the Netflix series helped you to realize that you need to be nice to people. If you needed a book or a series to realize that, I hope you get the help you need.

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kitty ♡ (68 KP) rated Paddington (2015) in Movies

Jan 31, 2018

Paddington (2015)

2015 | Comedy, Family

8.3

(22 Ratings)

Movie Rating

heartwarming! (2 more)

adorable!

sweet dynamic at the end!

this movie may be for kids but i got legit grown up feelings from it!

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kitty ♡ (68 KP) rated American Teen by Khalid in Music

Jan 28, 2018

American Teen by Khalid

2017 | Rhythm And Blues

7.8

(13 Ratings)

Album Rating

nice beats (2 more)

great lyrics

there's a story to every song

young & good heart

when i bought this album, i'd only heard "location" by him. and i'd never heard any of the other songs before i decided to just go ahead and buy his whole album. i don't know what it was about him, exactly, that just made me put a whole however amount his album's worth out there to support him. but i'm so glad i did! he's such a humble guy, he's wise, and he's 19 having been nominated for a grammy.
he's definitely on his way to being one of the greats

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kitty ♡ (68 KP) rated Burying the Ex (2015) in Movies

Jan 24, 2018

Burying the Ex (2015)

2015 | Comedy, Horror, Romance

5.9

(8 Ratings)

Movie Rating

likable main character (2 more)

likable love interest

anton yelchin

the movie... (0 more)

entertaining at best

i'm certainly biased because of my everlasting love for anton yelchin, and so i can't give it a lower rating than i have because i genuinely enjoyed it.
it was funny, interesting, and you do root for the main character. i went in expecting to hate it, because who wouldn't just by the concept? but you feel for him, and you kind of just want him to do what he needs to do.

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kitty ♡ (68 KP) rated THE END OF THE F*ING WORLD** in TV

Jan 9, 2018

THE END OF THE F***ING WORLD

2018 | Comedy, Drama, Film-Noir

7.8

(56 Ratings)

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great cast! (2 more)

amazing story line

nice scenery

it was an 8 part season with ~25 minutes per episode (0 more)

humorous. refreshing. heart-wrenching.

The end. God, the end. My heart hurts. I'm feeling everything at once. I love this show more than I probably should. I just wish they'd have made longer episodes.

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kitty ♡ (68 KP) rated 13 Reasons Why in TV

Jan 9, 2018 (Updated Jan 9, 2018)

13 Reasons Why

2017 | Drama

7.6

(54 Ratings)

TV Show Rating

there are only 13 episodes (1 more)

we get to see part of the aftermath of the tapes

they changed the way hannah kills herself (3 more)

it felt too mainstream

i didn't feel the same watching it as i did when i read the book

that *particular* scene made me want to vomit

something just didn't click.

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I would add the whole "suicide glamorization" factor as a negative, but that's something to be taken up with the author of the novel, Jay Asher, and not the television series. I'll talk about that when I review the book after I finish re-reading it.

TRIGGER WARNING: I will be talking about suicide here, which should be no surprise as this is a show about suicide, but I will be doing so in semi-detail.

The main bone I have to pick with this portrayal of 13 Reasons Why is that they changed the way Hannah kills herself. In the book, Hannah Baker kills herself by swallowing a handful of pills. And as the book is limited to Clay's point of view, Asher doesn't describe it in greater detail. If I can recall, he just leaves it as that (but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!) In the series, however, Hannah kills herself by bleeding out in the bathtub. Instead of showing her swallowing pills, the writers decided that having the girl slit her wrists would be a better option which is WRONG. They really wanted those bonus points for gore, huh? The fact that they made her death more gruesome than it already is, is simply just disgusting, in my opinion.

Actually, the fact that they even showed her death scene at all is just disgusting. Not only is it so, but it may also be triggering for some people. They shouldn't have done it in such detail. What they could've done was they could've shown the blade (if she were still going to bleed out) and a little bit of blood to allude to the fact that she died this way. But no, they just had to show the whole process, which can easily turn into a how-to for viewers in a bad place.

Really, the only good thing I have to add about this is the fact that they show Tony giving Hannah's parents a copy of her tapes, and by the looks of it, the tapes may be handed to the police, which means Bryce's nasty ass can get what he deserves. Hopefully. But we really don't need a part 2. Sorry about it.

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kitty ♡ (68 KP) rated Christmas Inheritance (2017) in Movies

Dec 19, 2017

the story line is cute! (3 more)

heartwarming!

family dynamics!

overall a sweet time!

the tiring plot line between engaged person / single person (0 more)

your standard, run-on-the-mill christmas rom com

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is anyone else just TIRED of the "i'm engaged to the Worst Person Alive and won't do anything about it until i meet this down to earth single person who makes me feel like i've never felt before but i'm gonna lead them on until i'm finally fed up with how my fiance treats me and everyone else" plot? what is it with movies that feature engaged people that just stops them from being in a relationship with decent people, and the movie doesn't end with the engaged person dumping their fiance for the one they met like a week ago?

regardless, this movie is kind of cute. it features a great dynamic between the main character, Ellie, and her father as well as a friendship to strive toward (her father and uncle Zeke). it's a very sweet story, and despite my little rant up top, i did enjoy it. it's heart warming, entertaining, and the ending had me tearing up a little bit?