Comments on: Columbine by Dave Cullen

By: My Top Books of 2009 | Letters On Pages

My Top Books of 2009 | Letters On Pages — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:03:23 +0000

[...] Columbine by Dave Cullen – This is probably the best non-fiction book I have ever read. It is wonderfully written and was picked on a lot of “Best of 2009″ lists. None as important as mine of course! The Machine by Joe Posnanski – This was a fantastically written book about the 1975 Cincinnati Reds. This is probably a somewhat limited market…but Posnanski is a fantastic writer. Easily the best sportswriter out there right now. Drunkard by Neil Steinberg – This was a very well written memoir of the struggle of an alcoholic. Very good read…though be prepared to be sad. [...]

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:23:21 +0000

Thanks for the feedback on my review. Like you, I was very impressed by the depth and passion of Mr. Cullen’s work. The fact that you were in high school at the time of the incident gives your piece an extra resonance. Hope you continue to sample my contributions to Open Letters Monthly.(also envious you got a nod from Dave Cullen himself)

By: Dave Cullen

Dave Cullen — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:00:19 +0000

BTW, I found this review via a post this week from A Reader’s Respite:

http://readersrespite.blogspot.com/2009/05/review-columbine.html

By: Dave Cullen

Dave Cullen — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:27:51 +0000

Well I’m ridiculously late to this party, but just stumbled across this wonderful review. Thanks for taking the time with the book and the write-up.

Great comments, too. I appreciate you getting the word out on the book.

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LOP News: IROB #2 | Letters On Pages — Sat, 02 May 2009 03:35:23 +0000

[...] super kind folks over at Internet Review of Books posted my review of Columbine by Dave Cullen on their blog. I actually think the most interesting thing on that posting is a comment that came [...]

By: Timmy

Timmy — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:13:00 +0000

From your description it appears that every school administrator in America shold read that book…required reading.

By: Kim L

Kim L — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:49:07 +0000

Great review! I am interested in this book as I was just listening to a review of it on npr yesterday. It prompted me to do some googling because of course I had never heard a lot of the actual facts about the shooting, just the myths that came out when it first happened.

Something about the way the two shooters are described reminds me of what Lucien Fox says in the new Batman movie about the Joker… “some people just want to watch the world burn.” It seems to be true of those two and trying to find any reason beside that will lead to futility.

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:58:04 +0000

I will absolutely be buying a copy of this book. I lived in Denver for a good many years and Columbine is part of the local consciousness, if you will. I bought a copy of Wally Lamb’s latest novel last year because it was supposed to cover Columbine (haven’t yet read it, which is typical of me).

Thanks for the heads up and a great review!

By: Rebecca @ The Book Lady's Blog

Rebecca @ The Book Lady's Blog — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:24:46 +0000

What a phenomenal review! One of my coworkers is reading this right now, and he’s saying pretty much the same thing. I feel kind of school shooting-ed out, thanks to Wally Lamb’s take on the whole thing in The Hour I First Believed, but I think I will have to read this one anyway. And soon.

By: Heather J.

Heather J. — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:51:36 +0000

Wow, that is a ringing endorsement for sure. And I love your rating.