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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “A stunning and relevatory examination of how easily myth becomes "reality." Backed by eyewitness reporting and almost 10 years of subsequent investigative journalism (yes, JOURNALISM), Cullen meticulously unravels not just the who, where, what, and when...but also, more importantly, the why of...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Chilling. Disturbing. This should be required reading for anyone working with teens.”
Nancy K wrote this review 13 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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Cathy O wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Maybe the best book I've read this year, 2009. While it's about what happened at Columbine, it's also about the power of the media and the need of the public to have nice, neat stories that make sense even when the reality doesn't match that need. Fiction that works is better than truth that doesn't, it seems. But this book challenges that notion. ”
Edward B wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book is really good! Like I know that there was a shooting and everything, but i was to young to really understand what was really going on at the time. It kind of scares me actually! It makes me want to be nicer to everyone so they don't end up bringing a gun to school!”
Haley S wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book was amazing. It was very illuminating and I was fascinated to learn about how much misinformation was spread by the press. I thought I knew a lot about Columbine prior to reading this book but I found out I had lots to learn. Meticulously researched over years, I would highly recommend this book.”
Julie wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I was intrigued by the book. Brought more of the happening to light and is very thought provoking. Read it twice.”
Kaye W wrote this review 4 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Clears up many of the media-created myths that are still accepted truths about what happened that day. The truth, of course, is not less grim, but this book is a well done, non-sensational account. ”
Jenny B wrote this review Thursday, November 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Incredibly responsible and respectful. This is a horrible and difficult subject and a black moment in our nation's history. The care and honesty with which this event was researched goes a long way toward healing the wound that the event created. It brings closure and honors victims. It goes a long way to set right the myths and sensational (irresponsible) journalism that exacerbated the horror. This book asks the right questions and gives no one a free pass and yet condemns no one. Masterful. Fascinating. I was moved to tears more than once. Catharsis at its healthiest. Cullen deserves a prize.”
George wrote this review Tuesday, November 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The most thoughtful, well-informed account ever written about the Columbine tragedy. Dave Cullen consulted hundreds of documents (many never released to the public until recently) and interviewed survivors, family members, school officials and police to assemble a nail biting reconstruction of the shootings, the killers' mentalities and the aftermath. In the process, he reveals that nearly all the common assumptions about Columbine (and school shootings in general) are wrong. The killers were neither Goths, "trench coat mafia", loners, or the victims of bullies; school shooters are less, not more, likely to play video games than other kids. While experts agree that Eric Harris was almost certainly a psychopath, Dylan Klebold comes off as a confused, depressive kid who under other circumstances might have turned his life around. A stellar work of journalism offering neither platitudes, nor easy answers.”
Lesley W wrote this review Sunday, November 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
