A review of "Columbine" — 1 year ago
Really good recap of the Columbine tragedy – does a great job of wading through the myths and digging into the reasons why this happened. The biggest revelation in this book is the failure of the local police departments. It’s a shame that the local authority dropped the ball years earlier – they very possibly could have prevented this from happening by following up & finishing an investigation on Eric Harris – but they didn’t. They could have prevented Columbine and many other copycat and other influenced crimes.
Bookwise – the organization is a bit strange. The book alternates each chapter with the story of Eric & Dylan from the beginning – in tandem with the investigation, character stories and other information. The author does a great job covering all aspects of “Columbine” – not just the perpetrators but also everyone else who was effected by this. Some readers may be put off by the additional information – but in the end it provides for a very well-rounded study of these events.

