It was good to watch this with my son. The main issue here was how rumours can affect how others see you. That and sexual assault. Again.
My son did not like being a man after watching it, though there was one person who was decent to Hannah.
Comparing this episode to the book is hard, as they are very different media. The book gets across the pain that Hannah feels, while this episode concentrates more on the other issues taking place at the school. I have to say that if I had the tape, I would not be able to listen to them over a long period of time like Clay in the series, but like in the book, would want to listen to the tapes as quickly as I could.