Before starting this book I happened to read a negative and snarky review in Artforum. The review so disturbed me that through out the book I kept thinking "did the reviewer read the same book I'm reading? Did the reviewer read the entire book or just excerpts?" And when the review ends with "We don’t blame you or hate you. Really. We just wish you hadn’t written this offensive, self-serving, mendacious mephitic book." Who is the "we" they are writing about? Many things the reviewer stated as "fact" just weren't true and I found that very disturbing.

This is a difficult book to read because the subject matter is intensely difficult. I applaud Sue Klebold for writing a book about her journey looking for answers to why her beloved son committed such violent and horrific acts. I believe it's possible to both grieve the child you loved and also be filled with immense shame and guilt by their actions. I think she has a right to tell her story from her own perspective and pain as she can never adequately tell the story of the other victims and parents. My heart breaks for EVERYONE affected by Columbine. Their lives will never be the same.