A Mother's Reckoning Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Sue Klebold & Andrew Solomon
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
673

A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold & Andrew Solomon Book Summary

The acclaimed New York Times bestseller by Sue Klebold, mother of one of the Columbine shooters, about living in the aftermath of Columbine.

On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Over the course of minutes, they would kill twelve students and a teacher and wound twenty-four others before taking their own lives.
 
For the last sixteen years, Sue Klebold, Dylan’s mother, has lived with the indescribable grief and shame of that day. How could her child, the promising young man she had loved and raised, be responsible for such horror? And how, as his mother, had she not known something was wrong? Were there subtle signs she had missed? What, if anything, could she have done differently?
 
These are questions that Klebold has grappled with every day since the Columbine tragedy. In A Mother’s Reckoning, she chronicles with unflinching honesty her journey as a mother trying to come to terms with the incomprehensible. In the hope that the insights and understanding she has gained may help other families recognize when a child is in distress, she tells her story in full, drawing upon her personal journals, the videos and writings that Dylan left behind, and on countless interviews with mental health experts.
 
Filled with hard-won wisdom and compassion, A Mother’s Reckoning is a powerful and haunting book that sheds light on one of the most pressing issues of our time. And with fresh wounds from the Newtown and Charleston shootings, never has the need for understanding been more urgent.
 
All author profits from the book will be donated to research and to charitable organizations focusing on mental health issues.

— Washington Post, Best Memoirs of 2016

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Can't wait!!!. 5/5 because I already know it's amazing. I have so much respect and sympathy for you Sue. I am so excited to read this, and I don't even like reading! I can't imagine how hard it was to write this, but what you are doing with this book and its proceeds is very inspirational and such a strong thing to do. Every penny is worth it!

A powerful read. This book is extremely powerful. My heart goes out to Sue, her family, all the families of the columbine victims. I can only image the strength it took to write this book. I hope the people treat you with compassion and truly understand the loss that you too felt during this tragedy. This book is a true insight into the world of depression; always remember that you don't know somebody else's personal struggles.

Amazibg. Finished this is in a day, was amazing

A Mother’s Reckoning. Just ten short months ago my thirty five year old sister committed suicide, leaving behind a fourteen year old daughter. It has destroyed our family and has left a lot of pain, anger and confusion in its wake. I actually googled Suicide Prevention over the holidays because I too have been finding myself thinking thoughts I had not thought before. I feel as though I was led to Sue’s book by some unseen hand. Tonight I feel peace. I haven’t felt this much peace in over ten months. I hope that you will pass along to Sue my deep admiration for her. I feel a deep love and respect for her amazing ability to face what every mother fears- that of not feeling like you were good enough when your child makes a choice contrary to the way you raised them. I work at an alternative high school and I will be buying a copy for each administrator in our building. This book is a gold mine of information. I’m sorry she had to endure this heartache in order to bless the lives of others- but tonight I am grateful for that knowledge.

If it can happen to the Klebolds.... Sue Klebold could arguably be described as a model mother--a modern-day June Cleaver--frankly, the type of mother I aspire to be but admittedly often fall short. Her torment seeps deep because, given the nature of the Klebold Family environment, this tragedy could happen to any of us. I am left feeling if I were Dylan's mom, I could not/would not have done anything differently, and am haunted by the thought that if one of my children were to stray, privately, onto a similar path as Dylan, I would never know until it's too late, because suicidality is inherently coupled with the afflicted going to extreme lengths--worthy of a Hollywood Oscar--to mask it. My deepening despair with each chapter of this book is finally alleviated toward the end with the suggestion that we, as a society, must work to implement a multi-faceted infrastructure designed for mass public education and early intervention.

Exceptional!!. Very heartfelt story. I did not feel Dylan's mother was putting more blame on Eric at all. The dynamics between them were very different. My heart goes out to this family. They didn't see the problems the teenager had, however, many of us are guilty of this. In fact, it's quite easy unless the problems are profound enough to call our attention to them. Overall a good read.

Trouble young man. I'm married now, for 26 years and have two boys. I have always had a lot of conflict with my oldest son. I always felt it was my fault that we didn't connect with each other. I gave birth to him on my birthday. I thought it was because of our chemistry we didn't get a long. Which it is true. We are different in many aspects, but however, we are both the same in our emotions and have strong wills.He is also bipolar. Which, I don't think I have. I haven't been diagnosed with it. Therefore, being a mother I know it's my fault looking back from the past. I gave this to him because of my gens. Which I still blame myself for not getting treated sooner. Which would not have made a difference for him. However, it would have made a difference for my husband. Life would have been easier on him. My biological mother and my other two half sisters, on our mother side, we all have fought with depression. I felt since my son was a teenager, looking back, I could have done better or done something different. I come to realize, sadly, I don't know what I could have done differently. I have talked to him about this. My husband and I at different times, took him to doctors, took him to many psychiatrist appointments. He still has not come to terms with it yet. He is still sees a psychiatrist right now. Moreover, we all got to realize it won't go away on its own and it will always be a part of our lives, the depression and the bipolar. It can be monitored by a doctors help and with medications. It's not a death sentence. However, you must deal with the issues and take the medications directed by the doctor. If they are not working, you must speak out. You can't be lazy in dealing with this on your own. This is to all of us who is suffering from bipolar or depression, to seek Doctors help. This really has to be up to my son. He needs to make the choice, he's 24 years old. He still lives with his dad and I. It has taken a troll on our family. Because he chooses to take out side drugs. He will say things that sound really good to the listener. My younger son, however does not have depression or is bipolar either. He lives by the rules, he makes good decisions. He told me a lot of different times, how he wants to live totally different from his brothers choices. He doesn't like how his brother causes his dad and I so much stress and worry. The younger brother lives life, how it comes. I always blame myself for my sons depression because I have been depressed since birth. I'm forty seven. I had lost my birth mother on Christmas Day soon after I was born in October, 1967. She died from breast cancer. My dad had to put me up for adoption soon after her death. I was place in a new home, on New Years Day. I was officially adopted a year later. I had severe learning disabilities growing up. I was made fun of in elementary school years. In my teen years I would cry a lot. I remember one time, my Uncle came over to baby sit me, from my adopted fathers side of the family, I was six years old. He molested me on the couch. I never told my parents because I felt humiliated. He put me in my room and held the door shut. I had to go to the bathroom so bad. He would not let me out, so I peed on my bed. I, Didn't tell my mom until I was in my teens. Once, I saw a leaf fall from a tree and started to cry, because, I didn't want that leaf to depart from the tree and to be a lone. My adopted family, they took me to a psychologist. The psychologist, "she asked me if I was depressed?" Of course, I told her I wasn't, because I didn't want her to put the blame on my adopted parents, for my depression. Therefore, I didn't get the help, I needed. I was embarrassed. So it didn't go any further. Thought I'm alright. I got married and had two boys. Until, I lost my adopted mother to sickness. She died after six months after my first son was born. Then shortly afterwards I lost my older sister to cancer. I ended up having to go to U of M to have 95 percent of my colon removed. I was not alright physically or in my mind. While I was in there, I called my best friend in the middle of the night, to tell her I was going to jump out of the window. It was about 8 floors up. Soon as I hang up, there was a psychiatrist in my room about 5 minutes later, no joke. She said, "Melissa if you want to get your mind well and in balance, you must tell me the truth." That is when I came to realization I can't hide my depression any longer. I'm going to hurt myself. That's when I realized I was out of control. That day they started putting me on antidepressants. The first few months was a miss. Then there was a new medication that came out before I left the hospital that year. I have been on it ever since then. There has been two people in my life to tell me that there is no such thing as depression. There is to such a thing call depression because I know, I have it. I lost a friend over it, too. She also, told me , that I was a bad mom because I had a son on drugs and it was my fault. I have come to knowledge that My own son makes his own decisions, even if it is destructive to himself. However, I don't agree with him at all how he deals with it. ( I finally came to terms and peace with myself this year 2016 there is no more I can do for him, it's up to him Listen, please don't listen to anyone that would say differently then your DOCTOR advice. There are some weird concepts out there, on depression and bipolar disorders. Please, seek your DOCTORS professional help! Please don't go to the Internet for mental Heath solutions. Your and my mind must stay in check! So, we don't hurt ourselves or others. "We are all considered valuable to someone, even if, it's our pets." No one can take better care of you, then yourself. Again, please listen your doctor. Thank you for your support. Furthermore, I want to think God that he gave me my oldest son. God knew that no one would take care of him like his dad and I would and love him unconditionally

Thank you for this masterpiece. This book changes everything. I can’t even fully describe how much my perception has changed on suicide, murder and brain health. Thank you very much Sue K.

Very informative. A haunting and intense, yet very informative read. Sue Klebold is a very brave woman. My heart goes out to all of the families of the victims that fell victim to the murder-suicide, including Sue's.

Powerful and Honest. Be prepared for an honest and humbling read. The book provides different perspective than what was portrayed in the media. Heartbreaking story of a mothers love and her journey to make sense of the tragedy and what she could have done to prevent it. There is some sage advice for parents. I highly recommend the book. Well-written and compassionate.

Must read. This is a must read for everyone. We all tend to forget there are so many people affected my such a tragedy. Realizing that as a mother, you love your child no matter the circumstance, and how difficult this must have been for Dylan's mother. It surely made me realize there is so much more to each story than what the media brings to light. My prayers go with all of the victims and families including Sue and her family. Thank you for making me also see that brain health is as important as any other health factor.

Heartbreaking, and utterly important. My heart breaks for Sue Klebold, and all victims and survivors of murder-suicide. I understand her desperate, lifelong need for atonement, or even an understanding. She may never achieve a contentment as long as she lives, nor does she expect to, but this book does much to enrich our understanding of brain health, and I feel that her life and our lives have more meaning because of it.

Bravely and beautifully written. Heartbreaking, but beautifully written

Tense. I enjoyed the book very much as if I was in her shoe living her life, you can feel all her emotions and pain.

Sad and Educational. In reading this book, I came to understand the Columbine tragedy better. But while I read this I couldn't help but wonder how Dylan Kleopold could be so selfish as to commit an act like this and leave the cleanup of public embarrassment, sadness and bewilderment to his mother, his father and his brother. This book is very well written and a fast read. His mother will spend the rest of her life in search for why Dylan committed such a heinous act. I feel very sorry for this family.

Grateful. I remember the Columbine shooting in 1999. As I watched the news reports that kept changing, I found myself thinking about the parents of Dylan and Eric. I cannot count how many times I have prayed for all of the victims of the shooting and their families. I had just become a new mom and I felt fragile. What can we do to identify kids before tragedy occurs? was all I could think about in the aftermath. I am grateful that you wrote this book. Thank you for shining a light into the darkness of brain illness and its effects. You are a courageous woman and I applaud your ability to share your life with the world to affect much needed change in health care. God bless you and all touched by the Columbine tragedy.

A Mother's Reckoning. A heartbreaking story of love and loss written with courage. Helped me understand and appreciate the suffering some of our children go through and how they can hide it all. Susan makes no excuses for her son's role in the shooting but writes with the angst and confusion that she felt through her process of discovery and eventual forgiveness. I have read this book twice and both times the rawness of Susan's writing and her ability to describe what she has been through has hit me hard. I hope she finds some peace.

Sue. I finish this book in less than a week! I don’t why but I got conecte by the fact that i used to and still struggle with suicide tough but this book help me understand how this affect the people around me and that we do need help and I feel it was my mother words, that’s the reason at 32 i told her was is going with me!! Is a sad story for Sue to talk about it but I fell is was a love letter to Dylan so he can see in a different way how he was love by his family! Im not negligent what he did! But this is a mother history and mothers doesn’t know everything something we don’t want to share things with your mothers because they do so much for us that we don’t want to get them more worried! Anyways i hope she have find some peace in her heart!

Highly recommend that you very one who has children or works with children read this book!. This book is written by Sue Klebold, the mother of one of the boys that was responsible for the Columbine school tragedy. I would advise people to refrain from judging Sue Klebold as they have not been through what she has been through and they do not know how Sue and Tom raised their son or what type of parents they were. It's easy to judge but there is always more than one side to a story. I think it took a lot of courage and strength for Sue Klebold to write this book and open herself up to even more ridicule and judgement after what she's already been though. I thank Sue for writing this book, it's very eye opening and educational. I applaud Sue Klebold for trying to do what she can after her families own personal tragedy to help others. I think that all parents, grandparents, educators and everyone who works with children should read this book. I think a lot can be learned from Sue's book and experience. As a parent who raised a difficult child I can relate to a lot of what Sue Klebold wrote in her book. I raised my son to the best of my abilities. I tried to teach him morals, values, kindness, respect, tolerance, work ethic and all of the things parents try to teach and instill in their children so that they grow up to be good, kind, caring, thoughtful, productive, hardworking adults. We love our children and they are our number one priority. My children our grown now but we were involved parents who did not let our children just run astray. Like Sue we knew our children's friends, the friend's parents, we checked up on our children, wanted to know where they were and what they were doing. My child chose to do many things we did not agree with, did not like and were not proud of and that were not learned or accepted at home. We tried talking to him to find out why many, many, many times. We set down consequences. There were rules in our home. Our children had chores and responsibilities that were to teach them. We sought outside assistance when we had exhausted all of our parenting tools and ideas and took him to many different places for help. We loved our children with every fiber we had in us and were willing to do anything and everything we could to try and help him and to learn more skills to parent him with. After many years of heartache we learned that inevitably we could only do so much, the rest was up to our son. We could take him to counsellors and doctors but we couldn't make him be honest and share with them what was going on with him and how he truly felt or why we was doing the things he was doing. We couldn't make him accept the help. We later found out that on many occasions he would hide things from us and make us believe things were fine or better because he knew that if we knew the truth we would keep fighting to help him and he didn't want the help or to change. PLEASE DO NOT MISCONSTRUE WHAT I'M SAYING HERE. I FULLY RECOMMEND SEEKING HELP OR TREATMENT FOR YOUR CHILD AND FAMILY IF THERE IS AN ISSUE! IF THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON WITH YOUR CHILD GET HELP!! DON'T STOP TRYING TO REACH THEM OR TO GET THEM THE HELP THEY NEED! I'm just saying that sometimes you can be the best parent you know how to be and do everything in your power and your child will still make bad choices and decisions. You can't always blame what a child does on the parents or how they were raised. I'm with Sue I can see a lot of things now that I would have done differently had I known what I know now. But I wasn't a bad or absent parent. And we were trying. I work in adult corrections and have spoke with many of the offenders. Some will tell you that they are incarcerated because they had bad, abusive or neglectful parents however some will tell you that they had wonderful, loving parents and were brought up in good religious households. After dealing with my own difficult child and working with the offenders that I have I also believe that what happened to Sue Klebold can happen to any of us. We need more education out there about brain health and what to watch for as parents and educators. I think Sue Klebolds book is excellent and the message she is trying to get out there needs to be heard. I'm sorry for all of the parents who had children who died or were hurt in the Columbine attack. I pray that all involved can find some sort of peace.

Good, but redundant. But good.. Loved the perspective this book gives. It is heart breaking and raw. Felt similar themes throughout the book were over shared.

A Mother's Reckoning. An amazing story of a mother's journey of living with a child with brain illness and not being aware of it.

A Mother’s Reckoning. i could not put this book down….its impossible to imagine what happens to the people left behind after a murder/suicide

Thank you Sue. I had a hard time putting this book down. As a parent, I feel that becoming aware and actively acknowledging the issues our children face in today’s society is terrifying but necessary. Reading Sue’s extremely vivid recollections of the Columbine tragedy were eye opening and my heart honestly broke for her in every chapter. This book was well written, educational, full of facts, studies and resources that are more important now than ever. I respect her for opening her life to a public that has judged her based on actions that were not her own. I would love to meet her and give her a hug. Thank you Sue for this beautifully heartbreaking, thought provoking read. You are so brave. Thank you for giving us an insight on Dylan that we have not gotten to see before.

Hard to put down.. I bought the book the afternoon of 2/15/16 and started it later that evening. I finished it at 11:30PM on 2/16/15. I highly recommend this book.

Page Turner. Very important read for parents of all walks of life. Thank you, Sue.

Vulnerable and honest. Sue Klebold has written a moving account of her journey as a loving mother who fell into the abyss after her son, Dylan, committed an incomprehensible act. The openness and honesty with which she writes makes the book completely accessible and compelling. If there were times where I questioned her conclusions, I was always reminded by her writing style and her directness that she never asks the reader to agree with her or to forgive her or Dylan. She is simply sharing with us what happened and how she fought and is still fighting to find peace within herself. I am thoroughly grateful for her gift to the world and feel richer for having read ' A Mother's Reckoning'. My thoughts and prayers are with all the victims and their loved ones of the Columbine shooting. Jan

Not terribly Insightful, well written or interesting.. I had hoped for some enlightening perspective or knowledgeable advice on tragedy, mental illness, suicide. Unfortunately Sue Kelbold’s book is anything but. She is no more a psychology expert than she is even able to understand her own grief. The book is thinly veiled and extremely self indulgent attempt at rescuing her son’s and her own reputation. Although she claims to be searching for the answers, she is really only searching for the answers that may exonerate her son’s memory and her own identity as being a “good mother”. The window in to her own flowery memories of her son’s life do however make one thing clear, She didn’t make a practice of holding her son accountable for his actions even after his murders and downplayed his explosive tempers and previous criminal activity as “normal teenage boy behavior”. And her thoughts on the murders he committed range from him being strong armed or duped into it and we not really being able to know if/ who he hurt or killed to viewing them as an unfortunate consequence of Dylan’s suicide. Overall, she should have kept her writings as simply her own means of self therapy as they do not begin to offer the hope and understanding to others she loftily claims was her motivation for writing it.

Sue Klebold Narcissist. I was excited about reading this book. What waste of time & money. After reading this book, I felt duped and angry. Sue Klebold is not a mental health doctor or expert on mental illness and suicide. There are no doctors or experts who endorse or back her claims. This was a boom written by toxic narcissist Sue Klebold, about toxic narcissistic Sue Klebold ...under the guise of mental illness & suicide. Sue goes in to portray herself & her son as victims when they clearly weren’t. She is a perfect example of a toxic narcissistic mother who destroyed her son Dylan as well as her other son Byron. She is in complete denial and she lives in a constant fantasy world....typical of toxic narcissist who refuses to accept any responsibility. She blames everyone & everything but herself & contradicts herself many times. She knows nothing about mental illness or suicide. Kids don’t just wake up one day & decide to go kill a bunch of innocent people. Dylan hated everyone. Dylan carried around so much hatred in his heart since childhood. He even hated his own mother. I three the book in the garbage after I read it. Good riddance!

Great book. I was also one of those people that heard the news and said "how could the parents not know". However, a depression suffer myself I should have known better. It was so insightful to hear from the person who swears they know it couldn't possibly be my son. I hope this opens the eyes of people who think this could never happen to you. Sue you are truly a women of dignity and honor and I am so sorry for everyone that lost a child that day. It wasn't your fault.

What was she thinking. Honestly I was excited for this book! I wanted to feel terrible for this family because it has to be so hard to live with what your child does! I still do NOT blame the parents but this book is awful! She tries so hard to explain what happens that she comes off just looking like she is making excuse after excuse and blaming everything and everyone for what he did! I get that he was depressed but she should leave it at that! Also throughout the book when he got in trouble they basically blamed everyone but him, never making him own up to his responsibilities! I cannot even finish the last 100 pages! :(

Sad. I couldn’t stop reading this book,a heart felt written book.

A must read if you have children. I like a lot of people after Columbine, assumed that the parents of Dylan and Eric's parents were neglectful. I couldn't imagine that they did not know about what their children were planning. I judged them. This book is emotional and informative. This book is not a sob story but the reality of suicide. It's a story about how you can do everything right but this can happen to anyone. It also gives some insight on how a mother comes to terms not only with the loss of her son but that her son murdered others. It was an eye opener.

Eye opening, informative and completely heartbreaking.. Such a wonderful mother whose life was turned upside down by the actions of the son she thought she knew very well. Well written though it took me several days to read it because the heart break of the entire tragedy was too much to take in large doses.

A Mother's Reckoning. I was profoundly moved by this book, by its honesty and also by its unflagging description of the hell Ms Klebold experienced. It changed my opinion forever of the causes of murder-suicide and of the connection between brain health and destructive behavior. I hope it leads us to further study of the brain and its powerful influence on all of our lives. As a former alcoholic I recognize that a malfunctioning brain causes a person to lose the ability to make healthy decisions and am grateful that my own experience with brain retraining gave me back my own health.

Excellent!. Great book! I give credit to Sue Klebold for writing this! She turned her sorrow and energy towards a worthy cause! Anybody saying she is covering up, defending, making excuses... Has never been a teenager, a parent, or known someone who has struggled. I know this is a book review, not a forum, so I will leave my opinion there. But this is an excellent read, very informative. Thank you!!!

All parents should read. Anyone that has children should read this. Has a lot of important information about brain illness.

Keep an open mind. Susan's story made my heart ache. I am a citizen of Jefferson County, Colorado, was a high school student at the time, and had been at Columbine the previous week for a school related event. When I heard of this memoir, it gave me great anxiety. How could I read the testimony of the "negligent" mother of one of the two boys that stopped the world on April 20, 1999? I decided to keep an open heart and open mind and hear her story. I cried. I empathized. With her, and through her remembrance of him, with Dylan. My daughter has recently been bullied to the point of severe fear in her school (also Jefferson County), and it came to light and my attention as I was reading this book. She too had held this secret for over a year out of shame and embarrassment and fear. Because of Susan's courageous act of coming forward and sharing her story, I was better prepared to talk to my daughter about the bullying. Susan gave me the right words and wisdom to encourage and uplift my child but also the knowledge to challenge her school about procedures in place to handle the situation. The 15 lives lost that day at Columbine stopped my world, but Susan empowered me to be the difference - if only for my child and those around me who endlessly heard my accolades of her writing.

Hauntingly disturbing and enormously heartbreaking. My first thought reading this book was, of shock and disbelief at the possibility of this seemingly "normal" family having raised a son that would go on to commit such atrocities. My second thought was, my God, why hadn't Sue Klebold written this book sooner?! She could provide necessary insight that may save others! My third thought was one of realization. That to possibly process the enormity of the situation, reflect on Dylan's life as a whole & then to face the undeniable truth, would take anyone a lifetime to reconcile. Never mind put most of it into words, let alone an entire book. My final thought, EVERY parent should read this book and then read it again. It could save a life, including the life of your own child!

It's an honor. Sue, thank you for the courage and the vision. Thank you for the patience and fortitude. To lose Dylan would be seemingly, most inconsolable. To lose his soft voice in a world of thunder let alone be tainted and torn by it, is never anything any of us want to experience. Though I traversed a very similar path as Dylan and even Brookes, I found the inner courage to reach out and that was a near impossible feat.I understand. I feel your pain.I've read all there is to read on the events at Columbine and have drawn my own conclusions. I'm not here to judge. All I can simply offer is it wasn't your fault. Hind sight is 20/20 and of course we cannot go back. Yet, we must trudge at first, then march forward. These steps you've taken here are courageous and I commend you for it. Take heart ma'am.

Weird. I find this book sad, pathetic, informative, self pitying. Clearly this woman is in pain, clearly she misses her son and doesn't want to take responsibility for any of his behavior. Many times she blames the other kid. Too much filler of nonsense

Mind-opening. Sue Klebold's perspective of her son's life, death, and devastating actions are a wake-up call for the judgmental, comfortable suburban family thinking, "That could never happen in MY family." The window into her pain is almost unbearable at times, and I found myself mourning not only the physical loss of so many lives but also the loss of her son as she knew him. It's not an easy, relaxing read, but one that challenges you to be open-minded and reconsider your views of the impacts of "nature versus nurture." I applaud Sue's honesty and hope that this book can change the course for others with brain health problems and remove the stigma associated with depression, anxiety, and other disorders.

A Powerful book. A powerful and courageous look at the events leading up to the Columbine Tragedy. Klebold gives a wake up call to all of us on the importance of overcoming the stigma of brain illness. She clearly defines the need to understand and treat brain illness the way we would any other illness if we hope to prevent future tragedies like Columbine. Her evidence based approach provides a path to begin the process of changing the way we approach brain illness. This is a remarkable courageous must read for any parent, educator, law enforcement, mental health professional, or person who works with kids. This is exactly the tool needed to renew and refocus the conversation on brain illness.

Definite Read!. Just 2 weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending the Rachael's Challenge presentation at my high school. Rachael was the first victim of the shooting. It was a truly moving presentation. I can't imagine what the families of the shooters went through, & are still going through. I can't imagine what the experience of victims' families. I will defiantly be reading this book when it comes out! R.I.P. to the 12 victims of the Columbine High School shooting.

Thank You. Finished the book with a broader definition of who all the victims were from Columbine. Like many, I was quick to vilify the Klebold parents, based on the misinformation presented in the media at the time. After 16 years & other school shootings, Klebold offers insights and answers questions that she hopes to help others, based on her personal recollections of events. Lives can't be given back or time reversed, but after 16 years, hopefully, trying to learn from Sue's story is an attempt at healing. The general public has no right to pass judgement on these parents...only the victims & their families. Thank you for sharing your story, Sue. May you find inner peace and purpose for the remainder of your life, for which much has been robbed.

Brilliant...Painful & Raw, but rings very true.... Sue Klebold pours her very soul into these pages. She manages to take you through the torment she lived after Columbine while still giving you hope for the future (hers and the rest of the worlds). She never sugar coats or shies away from the horror her son committed and yet she humanizes him in a way no other publication has been able to. Her love for Dylan is as clear as her mortification at his actions. Brilliantly written and a true eye opener.

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