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A review by maria7300
Columbine by Dave Cullen
5.0
Incomparable
Wow - I just finished the book, and was blown away at every turn. The author writes with a deep empathy for everyone involved in the massacre, and with unapologetic honesty about the killers’ motives. I would have loved a more in-depth explanation of the effects Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine had on the world’s perception of the event, but the author touched on myriad other examples of how the media twisted the killers into sympathetic characters; at this point, I’m just nitpicking.
This book is thoughtfully written at every turn, treating the most difficult moments with great respect and writing individuals as they truly were at the time. I recommend this to anybody interested in true crime, history, politics, anything really. It’s a fascinating and factual account of an important event in American history that set the stage for countless other massacres in the years to follow, and it’s written so skillfully that you can’t bring yourself to put it down, forgetting that it’s been over 20 years since the tragedy.
Wow - I just finished the book, and was blown away at every turn. The author writes with a deep empathy for everyone involved in the massacre, and with unapologetic honesty about the killers’ motives. I would have loved a more in-depth explanation of the effects Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine had on the world’s perception of the event, but the author touched on myriad other examples of how the media twisted the killers into sympathetic characters; at this point, I’m just nitpicking.
This book is thoughtfully written at every turn, treating the most difficult moments with great respect and writing individuals as they truly were at the time. I recommend this to anybody interested in true crime, history, politics, anything really. It’s a fascinating and factual account of an important event in American history that set the stage for countless other massacres in the years to follow, and it’s written so skillfully that you can’t bring yourself to put it down, forgetting that it’s been over 20 years since the tragedy.