Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Columbine by Dave Cullen

18 reviews

savreads28's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Cursing, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Mental illness, War, Animal cruelty, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

dev921's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Racial slurs, Suicide, Alcohol, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

toxxicwasste's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Blood, Death, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Gaslighting, Child death, Grief, Toxic friendship, Genocide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Bullying, and Sexual content

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Racism, and Rape

jameswilbourn's review

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Blood and Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol

msradiosilence's review

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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

librarymouse's review

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

spkme_44292's review

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

katiej's review

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

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Bullying, Mental illness, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

shelbyhenderson's review

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Blood, Death, Mass/school shootings, Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, Suicide, Racial slurs, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury