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Title: Day of Reckoning: Columbine and the Search for America's Soul by Wendy Murray Zoba ISBN: 1-58743-001-0 Publisher: Brazos Press Pub. Date: February, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Columbine from the Christian viewpoint.
Comment: I am very glad that I read this book. It has everything that I was looking for in terms of my questions about the details of the tragedy, its aftermath and the lessons learned. The story is definitely told from the Christian point of view which I welcomed because I am a Christian with a deep faith. As I was reading it, I wondered how non-Christians would react to it. No punches are pulled. It has a definite in-your-face approach to the religious and faith issues enmeshed in the Columbine tragedy. The book is very detailed about many aspects of the event such as the blow-by-blow account of the shooting itself and the stories of the personal lives of many of those involved. The time frame includes events leading up to the shooting as well as those taking place up to a year afterwards.
The author, Wendy Murray Zoba, in addition to relating the events that transpired and their effects attempts to tackle the question of why this and similar events are occurring. Zoba approaches the question of "why?" from both the secular and religious viewpoints. On the secular side she goes into great detail about "adult abdication." I very strongly agree with what is presented but I am hesitant to summarize her arguments because I do not believe that one or two sentences could do it proper justice. The religious argument seems to get about half the book and is woven throughout the book with few exceptions. I believe that this argument also hits the mark. Going into great detail here also, Zoba makes a case for the greater battle between good and evil which permeates our lives. I found the argument to be very compelling and I strongly agree with it.
The main weaknesses that I found with this book have to do with organization and style. By the end of the book the deepest and most meaningful statements and conclusions seem to somehow get lost in the sentimental prose which attempts to add meaning but in my opinion unwittingly usurps it instead. The arguments are powerful but would probably be more convincing if better organized.
Ultimately, I do recommend this book. I believe that Zoba does a very good job considering the difficult subject matter.
Rating: 2
Summary: saturated with religious fat
Comment: Like others said before, the book does shed some light on the characters involved and affected by the massacure but the author's religious beliefs sometimes outshine the subject matter. Her stance on the shooters is at least somewhat sympathetic so I praise her for not making them out to be one-dimensional human beings with the KILLKILLKILL feelings dominating their personalities. But her writing is often punctuated with other's words and not her own.
Also, the whole pretending she's a columbine mother is rather annoying as well. So, if you're a seasoned columbine expert you don't need this book but if you're curious and just recently got interested in columbine/don't know your information/whatever the book would be good to check out from the library(but don't buy it!) its a waste of money.
Rating: 3
Summary: An All-Right Book
Comment: I think that the book is all right, since it does give some intresting info about people like Rachel, Cassie, Eric and Dylan and I do like that the author has shown at least some sympathy towards the Harris and Klebold families.
But I do think that the author should have had more info on Eric and Dylan. I'm also personally very skepticial on the notions that Cassie was the one who said "yes" and that Rachel Scott was the Rachel that was named on the "basement tapes".
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Title: The Martyrs of Columbine: Faith and the Politics of Tragedy by Justin Watson ISBN: 0312239572 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death at Columbine by Brooks Brown, Rob Merritt ISBN: 1590560310 Publisher: Lantern Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Silence Shattered: An Eyewitness Account of the Columbine Tragedy by Heidi Johnson ISBN: 1930027435 Publisher: Insight Publishing Group Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott by Beth Nimmo, Darrell Scott, Steve Rabey, Darrell Scott with Scott Rabey ISBN: 0785268480 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Pub. Date: 20 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.99 |
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Title: Columbine High School Shooting: Student Violence (American Disasters) by Judy L. Hasday ISBN: 0766017826 Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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