April 20, 1999 Shooting At Columbine, By Dave Cullen

Columbine To sit down and write a novel of great despair and devastation can take a lot of courage and strength, and to do it right is even harder. Capturing every point of view, giving unbiased opinions, and telling the truth while trying not to make it simply a sob story can be extremely difficult. Dave Cullen decided to take on this treacherous task by writing the novel Columbine. He tells the story of the events on April 20, 1999 at Columbine High school in Littleton, Colorado, how two misguided young men changed the lives of thousands in just a few hours. Dave Cullen’s purpose is not just to say what happened, but to describe everything that occurred, events leading up to it, back story, and the whiplash of the events with truth and
Cullen vividly describes the events of the April 20th, 1999 shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Two boys, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris went into the school that day with plans to set bombs off in the cafeteria, and wait outside shooting everyone that tried to run. Their plans fell through when the bombs didn’t go off, so they ran inside and went on a shooting spree which resulted in the death of twelve students, one teacher, and many more injured. The novel describes events prior to the attack, as well as various friends of Eric and Dylan. Cullen analyzes the two, their behavior, and information he acquired from people who knew them. He tells the story of various different people inside the building, those killed, and some who survived. Cullen also talks of the people affected by the attack. The various families of the dead, and the lawsuits involved, the survivor’s lives, and what they have done are all a part of Columbine. Dave Cullen is sure to include every detail and analyze all the information in this
He portrays only one side of the story, the truth. Cullen wrote a phenomenal novel with so much detail and information about the Columbine shooting. I think that if you have the time and heart that you should read this book. It is long, and very detailed in certain areas, so if you are not interested in the topic, it wouldn’t be a good read. But if you are like me, then the pages will fly by. It’s an emotional roller coaster, but one hell of a ride. I give it two thumbs up. Even if you begin to become somewhat depressed while reading the novel, the ending is beautiful, and a fantastic completion. Dave Cullen concludes his novel in the last chapter by sharing where some of the survivors and ones affected ended up, which for the most part is happy seeing how far these people have come. It gives the reader closure to know what happened, and to know that Cullen left nothing out. His purpose in writing this novel was to give the truth of the events that took place on April 20th, 1999 at Columbine High School, and all events related, and he effectively shrivels up all the lies and myths pasted to that historic