Columbine
Ten years in the making and a masterpiece of reportage, "Columbine" is an award-winning journalist's definitive account of one of the most shocking massacres in American history.It is driven by two questions: what drove these killers, and what did they do to this town?
Ten years in the making and a masterpiece of reportage, "Columbine" is an award-winning journalist's definitive account of one of the most shocking massacres in American history.It is driven by two questions: what drove these killers, and what did they do to this town?
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ASIN: B00HG5UH6E
Publisher: Twelve
Pages no: 396
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
Writing,
History,
Book Club,
Adult,
Mystery,
Journalism,
Sociology,
Crime,
True Crime,
Psychology
Book: Columbine Author: Dave Cullen Genre: Nonfiction/True Crime Summary: On April 20, 1999, two boys went to their high school with bombs and guns. Their goal was to leave "a lasting impression on the world." The horror they inflicted left an indelible stamp on the American psyche. Now in thi...
Well rounded and very interesting. Avoided telling the story from any 1 perspective and gives much more detail/info than what you can find in the news.
I had to constantly remind myself while reading Columbine that this was Not Fiction.I vaguely remember hearing about this massacre on the news back in the late 1990s but this has made me realise how little attention I pay to media reports as only while reading this book did I realise how devastati...
Heartbreaking. I could only skim this book and am at a loss at how to rate it given the disturbing subject matter therefore I will score based on the writing versus the content. I'm giving 4/5 stars as the author was compelling, articulate, and well researched.
A very detailed account of the lead up and aftermath of the Columbine massacre, covering both the incident and the media coverage. I finished the book with something vaguely resembling empathy for one of the killers, complete contempt and disgust for the other, and appalled at the ignorance of the w...
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