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That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger

itsmeanad's review against another edition

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5.0

i like how it felt like i was there with them.

jamieweatherly's review against another edition

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3.0

I just can’t give this a higher rating when the author didn’t give appropriate credit to Columbine with her book. Too many parallels not to give Columbine victims the nod they deserve.

iceangel32's review against another edition

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4.0

I am so happy I randomly picked up with book. As I think I said in the past Kody never disappoints. This was a tragic story. It was…I don’t want to say it was a tragic story, however it was a story of a school shooting and the aftermath. It was a story of how a thought of a town can overshadow truth. How people can turn on victims. But it is also a story of survival and coping and how people need different things after a trauma. How trauma changes people, how stories build up, how truths get hidden and how people take on burdens large and small that change and shape them. I am really glad that I picked up this book.

marieintheraw's review against another edition

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3.0

Honestly, my lack of love for our main protagonist brought this story down.

tgold98's review against another edition

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1.0

Dnf

8lueminn0w's review against another edition

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4.0

"But the drum of existential dread is always with me. Always beating a steady rhythm at the back of my mind."

3.5 ⭐️

piph13's review against another edition

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2.0

Sorry but no

heather_19's review against another edition

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4.0

If it weren't for the fact that this was an audio book that I mostly listened to while driving I probably would have finished it in one sitting.

chillzilla's review against another edition

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challenging emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

flintsloveofbooks's review against another edition

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5.0

I don’t know how anyone in this country is still sending their kids to school without panicking. I don’t know how the kids are making it through day after day after day of another school shooting. I’m very tired.