A review by christiek
Columbine by Dave Cullen

3.0

Certainly interesting and surprising. Depressing how many things went wrong in this tragedy and its aftermath. But I am not sure why fellow readers describe it as so good. It still makes me uncomfortable to get satisfaction or reading pleasure (I definitely read for pleasure if not always for entertainment) from this topic and I never wanted to get to know these boys. Cullen's Parkland is due to come out in a few months and I can't help but wonder why so quickly. So much of this book developed in the years and years following the event, and I can't help wondering what all Cullen is sacrificing to get out ahead of the Parkland publishing pack. I can't imagine it'll be half as thoughtful, comprehensive or illuminating as this one considering the work and settling still to be done in Florida.