Columbine, Dave Cullen
Twelve/Grand Central (Hachette)
9780446546935 $26.99
Nora, here. I thought I'd start a page for this book, even though I haven't read it (but when has that ever stopped me?)
I found I had a tough time presenting this to the group when we did our jacket talks. I couldn't help but wonder how you could convince someone to read about the awful events at Columbine again, especially now that ten years have passed. I just quoted the library marketing rep. for Hachette told me she resisted reading it at first, but after she did, she became an evangelist for the book.
Now it seems like I'm seeing references to it wherever I turn; so much so that I did a blog post about it:
Who Wants to Read About Columbine? The headline sums up the problem I think the book faces in terms of appeal.
I'm looking forward to hearing what ARRT members who have read it think of it. And, particularly, I'd like to know, if you would recommend it, what would you tell someone to get them to read it?