A review by _toni_
A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold

challenging dark emotional sad tense

3.25

While I knew Sue would be biased, I’m a believer that giving Eric Harris the label of psychopath is reckless as shit and reductive. I hate the “leader follower” narrative and this book soooort of leans into that theory. Dylan was just as monstrous during the shooting, so that theory never made sense to me. However, I can’t blame a grieving mother for latching onto whatever comfort she can find. She also is a little blind to her privilege as an upper middle class white woman living in the beautiful Colorado mountains.
With that being said, I do think this was heartbreaking and very compelling. It’s disturbing to learn about someone as publicly despised as Dylan Klebold from someone who loved him so. If only mental health wasn’t such a damn joke back in the 90s, he could have been helped. I genuinely hope her family has found some sense of peace. 
Definitely read this book instead of the embarrassing fanfiction bullshit that Dave Cullen wrote.