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A review by shelbymccarty
Parkland: Birth of a Movement by Dave Cullen
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
PARKLAND is a touching and powerful homage to the survivors and activists from Parkland, FL. A strategic decision, the book doesn’t focus on the killer at all, to the point of not even mentioning their name, but rather focuses on a group of students who turned a senseless tragedy into an entire movement.
Cullen’s reports are primarily sourced from his direct interactions with and observations of the kids (an intentional choice of word that he uses, because they were literally children) that started March for Our Lives. He offers honest portraits of their grief, activism, determination and even less-favorable decisions.
To read about these high school students who I’ve seen in the media and get all of the behind-the-scenes, was inspiring. The book’s timeline ends after the 2018 midterm election, so it was also cool see the seed planted then and to know how much more the kids-now-adults have accomplished and are still doing in the four years since.
Well thought out, researched and executed! A heavy burden, but Cullen is a master at capturing these stories in an honoring way.
Cullen’s reports are primarily sourced from his direct interactions with and observations of the kids (an intentional choice of word that he uses, because they were literally children) that started March for Our Lives. He offers honest portraits of their grief, activism, determination and even less-favorable decisions.
To read about these high school students who I’ve seen in the media and get all of the behind-the-scenes, was inspiring. The book’s timeline ends after the 2018 midterm election, so it was also cool see the seed planted then and to know how much more the kids-now-adults have accomplished and are still doing in the four years since.
Well thought out, researched and executed! A heavy burden, but Cullen is a master at capturing these stories in an honoring way.