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challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Very well researched and comprehensive painting of the massacre and its aftermath. My main complaint is that Cullen uses teenage slang — a lot — when not quoting. Seemed in poor taste for journalism and took me out of the story. I also didn't like the use of dual narratives (one before, following the killers, and one after, following the survivors and town). It really undercut the ideal that the town didn't want to be defined by the attack. I don't know how else to make the story feel propulsive, but it seemed irresponsible to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, and Sexism
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