Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Columbine by Dave Cullen

18 reviews

cghegan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicide, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol

A grim but necessary read in light of the ongoing pandemic of gun violence.

danileah07's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape

dianapiskor's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

This was a reread for me and a tough one. The first time I read this was in 2012 when I was just figuring out the world as a senior in high school. Now as an adult, and a teacher who may be teaching this to her AP kids, this book hits different, but is still thought provoking. The issues discussed in this book have not gone away. Not only that, but no real progress has been made on many levels to address the stigmas of mental health, the accessibility to get guns through legal loopholes, the misinformation of public officials, and the harmful power of the media. 

However, it doesn’t mean that this book is all doom and gloom. It addresses the human condition in all it’s glory both positive and negative. A definite must read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

nota_candycaine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

desertmountainreads's review against another edition

5.0

An interesting and horrifying account of the Columbine massacre, this book was really well researched and presented.  Dave Cullen did an excellent job of relaying the events and details in a way that was, in my opinion, as unbiased as possible given his experience.  It was not an easy read - I had to read it shorter chunks over a longer period of time, which was of course due to the subject matter, but also due to the extent of detail.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

grayscale08's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Misogyny and Alcohol