Columbine
by Dave Cullen
Buy on AmazonI’m rereading Columbine by Dave Cullen. In the light of the recent high school shootings here, it felt like a book I should revisit. There are so many shooters who pay homage to those two kids – that’s the incident that started it all. I remember thinking: ‘What an odd and horrible tragedy. I’m glad it’s over; I’m sure that won’t happen again.’ It seemed so completely alien and so strange. The fact that we’re still grappling with it, that there have been so many shootings…making no change at...
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"I’m rereading Columbine by Dave Cullen. In the light of the recent high school shootings here, it felt like a book I should revisit. There are so many shooters who pay homage to those two kids – that’s the incident that started it all. I remember thinking: ‘What an odd and horrible tragedy. I’m glad it’s over; I’m sure that won’t happen again.’ It seemed so completely alien and so strange. The fact that we’re still grappling with it, that there have been so many shootings…making no change at..."
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"Columbine convinced me to tell a hard story. I wanted to end the sixth season of Grey’s Anatomy with a hospital shooting, but I was worried about the portrayal of violence and how to convey the deeper message to the audience. Then I came across this book by Dave Cullen. Reading it broke my heart open. It’s not about a shooting as much as it’s about what happens to people who survive this kind of tragedy. It’s written with a raw honesty that helped me glimpse the emotional toll this kind of ev..."
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