Why I Enjoyed 13 Reasons Why Even Though I'm a Christian
- natalie miller
- Nov 28, 2017
- 2 min read
About two years ago, before 13 Reasons Why was a Netflix Original series, I read it. I laughed, I cried, and I overall enjoyed it, even though I am a Christian. (Note: I am only talking about the book in this blog post, not the tv show. I do not categorize the two as the same thing and I will state here that I disliked the show in its entirety--probably more than I should have. But, that is a review for another time.)
How could a Christian enjoy TRW? Isn't that book about a girl killing herself? I hear you asking as you reluctantly read this post.
Well, there are a few reasons (haha, see what I did there? Too soon? Okay, I'll stop) as to why I loved the novel 13 Reasons Why so much, but they probably aren't going to be anything you'd expect from a Christian.
Ya see, awhile back before I was fully committed to God, I had really bad depression and suicidal thoughts were constantly on my mind. Since I had this sort of sad, morbid past, for one, I sort of related to Hannah Baker in a way. No, I wasn't dead like she is, (spoiler alert? Oops) but I could resonate with her thoughts, and I sort of understood why she did the things she did.
Now, disclaimer; by no means am I approving of or condoning suicide in/with this post!!
Not only could I relate to Hannah on another level, but I realized that I hated her at the same time. And, with that realization, realized that I was sort of acting the way that she was. By now, I've figured out that my choices don't only affect me, but everyone around me. However, I didn't exactly know this back then.
Since I read this book, it made me realize things about myself that I disliked and wanted to change. Therefore, that gave me a reason or two to like this book and talk about how much it changed my life. Nowadays, whenever I have any demeaning thoughts, I instantly push them away because I've now come to know that my world is bigger than just me -- and it's not my world to begin with.
So, yeah. That's it, I guess.
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God bless!
xx,
- babeliophile
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