Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Columbine by Dave Cullen

61 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

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

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

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

laketwentytwo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Blood, Body horror, and Bullying

katiej's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

A in-depth account and reflection of the Columbine High School Shooting. A hard hitting piece that has been well researched and presented in an understandable clear way. Full of emotion, sympathy, empathy, compassion and surprising forgiveness. 
A difficult read at times and some points that felt over complicated and unimportant to the main story but otherwise a fascinating one.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol

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