I resisted this book for years. I used to live in Denver and covered the Columbine attack as a reporter for the Sacramento Bee. The last thing in the world I wanted to do was dwell again on that terribly sad and depressing moment in American life. But for some reason I finally did pick it up recently and I was tremendously impressed with the detail, empathy and insight Cullen brought to the story. In Cold Blood is the greatest piece of true crime writing I've ever read and this is in the same league, though for very different reasons. Readers who have not followed this story closely will be staggered to learn all the media falsehoods that were out there about Columbine and may be disappointed to find out there is no real explanation about why the killers did what they did other than the fact that one was a true psychopath and the other a weak and depressed follower looking to kill himself and finally have an impact on the people around him. It's a harrowing story brilliantly and sensitively told. Lucky for us it took Cullen as long as it did for him to get it across the finish line. This would have been a much less authoritative and complete book had it been published earlier. It's a masterpiece you will think about long after you finish.Get more detail about Columbine.
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