The author, Dave Cullen, was inspired to write this book by the massacre that occurred on April 20th, 1999 in Columbine High School. The events that took place before and after the massacre gave the shooting a whole new different meaning and feel to the community. Cullen was able to capture so many visuals and explanations about people’s stories and the investigation of the shooters along with their reasoning. This book was very well written in the sense that it made the reader understand why this was so much more than just a school shooting.
The author’s intentions for writing this were all of the rumors that were being spread about the shooting, for example “Two hours in, the Trench Coat Mafia were to blame” (Cullen 150) So many people made assumptions about the killers and who they were which was one of the reasons for Cullen to write this book. Dave Cullen also wanted to capture the true spirit of the killers, who they truly were and why they wanted to commit a mass murder. Cullen writes “Eric was convincing. He told you exactly what you wanted to hear.” (Cullen 267) Eric …show more content…
Which is why I chose this particular book to read instead of the ones that were available to me. This book talks more about that just the shooting, it talks about the people who were affected by this travesty and how they dealt with it every step of the way. Cullen’s writing style is incredibly descriptive and very easy for a reader to get lost in his words and imagine all of Cullen’s words in their heads. Columbine captured and kept my attention throughout the entire book due to Cullen’s writing and way to tie in everything he wrote to the main idea of his book. Cullen was consistent throughout the book which made reading it very simple and easy to grasp his ideas. Columbine included individual stories that made me feel sorry and connect emotionally with the
The author’s intentions for writing this were all of the rumors that were being spread about the shooting, for example “Two hours in, the Trench Coat Mafia were to blame” (Cullen 150) So many people made assumptions about the killers and who they were which was one of the reasons for Cullen to write this book. Dave Cullen also wanted to capture the true spirit of the killers, who they truly were and why they wanted to commit a mass murder. Cullen writes “Eric was convincing. He told you exactly what you wanted to hear.” (Cullen 267) Eric …show more content…
Which is why I chose this particular book to read instead of the ones that were available to me. This book talks more about that just the shooting, it talks about the people who were affected by this travesty and how they dealt with it every step of the way. Cullen’s writing style is incredibly descriptive and very easy for a reader to get lost in his words and imagine all of Cullen’s words in their heads. Columbine captured and kept my attention throughout the entire book due to Cullen’s writing and way to tie in everything he wrote to the main idea of his book. Cullen was consistent throughout the book which made reading it very simple and easy to grasp his ideas. Columbine included individual stories that made me feel sorry and connect emotionally with the