Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Columbine by Dave Cullen

48 reviews

silly_goose_gal's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

msradiosilence's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Alcohol, Grief, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Ableism, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Suicide, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Blood, Medical content, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Mental illness, Drug use, and Bullying

mlweih's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Gore

Minor: Abortion

natalie3's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Antisemitism, Blood, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Cursing, Medical content, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

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

mmartinko11's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Grief, and Blood

spkme_44292's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

I lived near the H.S. when the shooting occurred and remember the wall-to-wall coverage and the "common knowledge" surrounding it. This book surprised me by telling the actual truth about aspects of the event that I have thought to be true for nearly 25 years. I learned a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

calliejarvis's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

3.0

The book was interesting and disturbing. I did not like the dramatization of events. I think the author should have mentioned the importance of gun laws.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Suicide

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

fifi99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings