Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Columbine by Dave Cullen

13 reviews

brookey8888's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

This is such a hard book to review. It’s very graphic so be warned. It goes into so much detail and it’s so disturbing to read. I would recommend this book if you want to learn more about it and the misconceptions about this and all the coverups and things of that nature that happened during this time. I did appreciate learning about the victims and their lives before and after. I do have to say when reading this how I was thinking that nothing really has changed to make these less common, which is just so awful. I did read this when I was in middle school( the author spoke at my school), it was good to read this with an adult brain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Child death, Gore, Murder, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexism, Mental illness, and Religious bigotry

librarymouse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

I picked up this book after reading Sue Klebold's memoir. This less biased perspective on the tragedy calls into question much of how she characterizes her son. The focus on those who survived the tragedy, alternating chapters between the aftermath and the events of April 20, 1999 shows how varied reactions to the tragedy were, and personalizes tragedy in a way that the sensationalized news coverage of the events did not.

I find it very unsettling that so many pastors used the tragedy is an excuse to recruit people. Whilr I understand the idea that church can be comforting, the ways that they went about it feels predatory.

The actions of the police in terms of not following up on the repeated warnings about Eric Harris, and the willful destruction of evidence and dragging their feet in releasing their report is reprehensible.

While incredibly informative, and thoughtfully written I don't know that I would recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Moderate: Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape

Minor: Bullying and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

amweber's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical content, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Racism, and Violence

olddatainadeadmachine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

5.0

one of my favourite books (normal)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mass/school shootings, Death, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Racism, Self harm, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, and Medical trauma

georgewhite92's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Really informative book that tries to document all the details while also trying to disprove the mythos around the tragedy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Grief, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, and Homophobia

darthizzy's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Grief, Murder, Violence, Death, Drug use, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

randirush's review

dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Blood, and Suicide

Moderate: Medical content, Cursing, Bullying, Classism, and Homophobia

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Homophobia and Racial slurs

mondovertigo's review

dark informative sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Homophobia, and Racism

awhelan's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

wow. this book is eye opening. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, and Homophobia