A review by kristyrenee118
Columbine by Dave Cullen

5.0

I found this fascinating on a number of levels. I was a freshman in high school on April 20, 1999, went to grad school in Denver, and am now a mental health professional. I remember vividly the news reports as well as the panic afterwards when schools were terrified of copycats, and my own school took a threat extremely seriously. I remember the DC-area news outlets comparing Littleton to Rockville, MD and then realizing how true that was once I moved to Colorado and got to know the area. I remember being active in my church youth group during the time and hearing all about Cassie Bernall's martyrdom, and then hearing that the incident didn't happen as was reported after all. This book was extremely well-researched and engaging, particularly as someone who was in high school at the time of the massacre, and I was fascinated by all the backstory on Klebold and Harris.

I listened to the audiobook version. At first the narrator seemed overly dramatic, like he was reading a really long voice over for a movie trailer, but I think that's just how his voice is.