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thematinee's review against another edition
4.0
Anyone can write the story of a tragedy; it takes true gumption to write the story of a hopeful movement a tragedy inspired
trekbicycles's review against another edition
5.0
This sweeping, expansive, hopeful read delicately places my senior spring in a larger context of 2018, gun reform, and grassroots organizing. Book club has officially decided David Cullen is a hero.
willwork4airfare's review against another edition
5.0
Incredible kids. Incredible book. I had a few complaints early on but by the end, I understood why they were included and agreed with it. Poignant and inspiring. I hope lots of young people read this, but older people need to as well.
Worth mentioning that at the time of my writing this, literally all 14 of the 1 and 2 star ratings came out before it was even published and have no review attached whatsoever. People are crazy.
Worth mentioning that at the time of my writing this, literally all 14 of the 1 and 2 star ratings came out before it was even published and have no review attached whatsoever. People are crazy.
athnyx230's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Grief
Moderate: Death
tracithomas's review against another edition
4.0
Really well done. Not about the shooting. About the surviving activists. Cullen is genius but the content wasn’t as powerful as I had hoped. Still really good and a smooth read.
lbrauz's review against another edition
4.0
I definitely thought Columbine was better written, but I like the focus Cullen had in this book—the activism of the Parkland survivors. It’s clear our country has changed significantly since Columbine and I’m grateful for the hard of these students and their activism.
notinjersey's review against another edition
4.0
I expected this book to be a rehashing of the events of 2/14/18 in Parkland, FL, but it rather focused on the aftermath and the activism of the survivors of the horrible school shooting that took place. This was a very inspiring book about young activists. Reading this book gave me chills in a lot of places. I was very touched by the way the survivors worked with teens from Chicago who also were working towards getting guns off the streets in their community. Stopping school shootings is something I care about deeply and I am so touched by the work of these students.
gm111111's review against another edition
5.0
This was one of the most poignant books I have read this year. The writing was pretty good, the timeline was strong, but what I most admired was the stories of the students. Those in the background, and those on the front lives of the movement. All took such important steps toward their own healing. I was a freshman when Columbine happened, and I grew up in the culture of school shootings. It took these children to take the country by storm.