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Columbine

Dave Cullen

4.32 AVERAGE

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Tough subject.
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DID NOT FINISH

Ich wollte es gerne zu Ende lesen, aber die Perspektive des Autors ist grenzwertig.

Falschinformationen und umstrittene Theorien werden als die einzige Wahrheit verkauft.

Man sollte die Inhalte nicht zu ernst nehmen und mit einem kritischen Blick herangehen.

A wonderfully written delve into the horror of human hatred. Cullen was willing to write in the persona of the killers in a way that took courage and integrity. He beautifully illustrated the chapters of the Columbine chapter that haunts everyone who knows about it.

Hatred, wrath, vengeance, and spite are in these pages; but with them, forgiveness, resilience, metamorphosis, beauty, and love.

This was a difficult book to read. Cullen did a wonderful job and it is well written. However, because he did such a good job it was haunting having all the details of both the time prior to as well as during and after the events.
The true point of the book however, I believe was to set straight some of the myths surrounding both the killers and their victims. A lot of what we knew about the incident was shrouded in myth.
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Engrossing, couldn't put it down. Fascinating to learn the details and that the version of events I remember hearing when it happened was often inaccurate.