tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post4937252670881070162..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: Summer reading: "Columbine" by Dave Cullenloribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-1288558120530992552012-02-22T00:56:10.748-05:002012-02-22T00:56:10.748-05:00How cool Dave Cullen commented on your review!
I...How cool Dave Cullen commented on your review! <br /><br />I read this book, too, often with my heart in my gullet. I was shocked by how inaccurate the media reporting was at the time, especially what was being said about the "trench coat mafia".Jjiraffehttp://jjiraffe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-48739929174235403112009-08-13T11:49:33.181-04:002009-08-13T11:49:33.181-04:00On Nov. 21, 2008, the Harris and Klebold parents w...On Nov. 21, 2008, the Harris and Klebold parents were sent the same letter requesting cooperation. "Your stories have yet to be fully told, and I view your help as an issue of historical significance," it said. "In 10 years, there have been no major, mainstream books on Columbine. This will be the first, and it may be the only one." The letter came not from Mr. Cullen but from Jeff Kass, whose Columbine: A True Crime Story, published by the small Ghost Road Press, preceded Columbine by a couple of weeks.<br /><br />"Mr. Kass, whose tough account is made even sadder by the demise of The Rocky Mountain News in which his Columbine coverage appeared, has also delivered an intensive Columbine overview. Some of the issues he raises and information he digs up go unnoticed by Mr. Cullen." --Janet Maslin, New York Times USA TODAY<br /><br />"A decade after the most dramatic school massacre in American history, Jeff Kass applies his considerable reporting talents to exploring the mystery of how two teens could have planned and carried out such gruesome acts without their own family and best friends knowing about it. Actually, there were important clues, but they were missed or downgraded both by those who knew the boys best and by public officials who came in contact with them. An engrossing and cautionary tale for everyone who cares about how to prevent kids from going bad." -----Ted Gest, President, Criminal Justice JournalistsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-21347349571760387452009-08-12T18:59:29.591-04:002009-08-12T18:59:29.591-04:00Ellen/Dave, I read the Salon interview -- great st...Ellen/Dave, I read the Salon interview -- great stuff -- she asked some great questions. <br /><br />Dave, I love books. When I was a kid, I wanted to write books. I went to journalism school and wound up a corporate hack, lol. But I still appreciate good writing! One of the main reasons I started this blog was so I could take part in the online book club discussions hosted by the Stirrup Queens blog. We've had some great discussions there. <br /><br />Monique, lol. I'll have a look at my bookshelves & see if I can give you some recommendations. ; ) <br /><br />Soapchick, I'm planning to see the movie this weekend too.loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-80297285627370282152009-08-12T14:37:50.700-04:002009-08-12T14:37:50.700-04:00Hi Ellen, and LoriBeth (what a cool name) and ever...Hi Ellen, and LoriBeth (what a cool name) and everyone else.<br /><br />It's nice to see so many people still interested in books.<br /><br />I really enjoyed doing the Salon interview. Joan Walsh has been promoted several times over the last ten years, and is now Editor in Chief there--and deservedly so. But in 1999, she was my direct editor when I wrote most of the early material that made this book come to be. What a wonderful person to discuss it with.Dave Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147629998855818290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-11704106750189297612009-08-12T14:02:56.359-04:002009-08-12T14:02:56.359-04:00Thanks for your comment Loribeth! I have read the...Thanks for your comment Loribeth! I have read the Time Traveller's Wife and absolutely loved it. The movie starts tomorrow and I can't wait to go. I think I'll go with some of my neighbor ladies next week.Soapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899175649394809612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-84299072351464391622009-08-12T11:59:27.268-04:002009-08-12T11:59:27.268-04:00I love when you suggest books, I'm going to se...I love when you suggest books, I'm going to see if the library has this one. I joined a book club recently and all the books have to be about either (or all) sex, drugs and rock n' roll so suggestions welcome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-49050690534684004942009-08-12T09:31:26.125-04:002009-08-12T09:31:26.125-04:00I read an excellent review of Columbine and interv...I read an excellent review of Columbine and interview with the author (Oh! Hi, Author!) on Salon.com and can't wait to read the book.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to reading about your thoughts on My Sister's Keeper and The Time Traveler's Wife, both of which I read for book club in the past 2 years. I blogged about My Sister's Keeper last year. <br />http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/2008/05/m-day-musings.htmlEllen K.http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-45223070910620682842009-08-12T08:13:27.991-04:002009-08-12T08:13:27.991-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Dave! (The power of the In...Thanks for stopping by, Dave! (The power of the Internet!)<br /><br />Patrick was certainly a memorable figure too. You remind me one should never presume to be a mindreader. : )loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-91148557825011384812009-08-12T01:20:25.644-04:002009-08-12T01:20:25.644-04:00Thanks for that really nice review of my book.
Yo...Thanks for that really nice review of my book.<br /><br />You gave it a really thoughtful read. <br /><br />I'm sorry about the stillborn child. Man, that must be really hard. I shuddered when I read that part.<br /><br />The most moving person in the book for me was Patrick Ireland, but Frank DeAngelis was right up there, too. They both gave me a lot of hope.<br /><br />I can't believe the columnist was against grief counseling. Good lord. Where do you even start on something like that? Luckily, people didn't listen to him. The big problem is getting people who need help to GET it. <br /><br />I understand the resistance, though. I was writing about people suffering with PTSD and often ignoring the warning signs, and as I did so, I twice developed secondary PTSD and ignored the warning signs. Doh!<br /><br />Anyway, there's more info at my <a href="http://davecullen.com/columbine.htm" rel="nofollow">Columbine</a> site, too. <br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />dDave Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147629998855818290noreply@blogger.com