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 ...

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