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Columbine by Dave Cullen

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Can't wait, as I've only heard good things about the book AND the movie.

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife (Post 1052515)

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Can't wait, as I've only heard good things about the book AND the movie.

One of the handful of books I've ever read in a single sitting. Great stuff.

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Originally Posted by TheBig3 (Post 1052386)

Really?

I bought it and I have yet to crack it open. I think I should read it, but Classics have never sat well with me. When I'm reading something I'm "supposed to" it takes the flavor out of it.

Its the literary equivalent of Big Ben or Time Square. Who gives a **** what photos you took? Everyone has the same of better, and probably from a cooler point in time.

Don't think of it as "the best book ever", it isn't it's just a nice, easy to read book.

Just finished Slaughter-House Five. Have moved on to Mary Roach's Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife.

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Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 1052519)

One of the handful of books I've ever read in a single sitting. Great stuff.

It's great so far. How did you feel about his situation? I'm torn between being jealous and envying his zest for life and ability to leave things in natures hands, and thinking he was pretty stupid and naive and possibly a bit crazy (although I don't really think he was crazy). We had a really heated discussion about this at my book club on Sunday.

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife (Post 1054582)

I definitely think he was misguided, naive and extremely self-centered. He's actually lucky he didn't die sooner considering the number of dumb things he did. I really feel bad for his parents.

An interesting contrast to him is Richard Proenneke who did something similar but actually knew what he was doing. Proenneke retired to the Alaskan wilderness when he was 58, where he built is own cabin by hand and lived until he was 82 years old. There's a book about him, which I haven't read, but I saw a documentary about him a while back called Alone in the Wilderness which is well worth watching.

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Apparently this got taken from a school because a parent complained it was pornographic. So far it only shows some idea of the main girl being sexually confused.

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Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 1054731)

An interesting contrast to him is Richard Proenneke who did something similar but actually knew what he was doing. Proenneke retired to the Alaskan wilderness when he was 58, where he built is own cabin by hand and lived until he was 82 years old. There's a book about him, which I haven't read, but I saw a documentary about him a while back called Alone in the Wilderness which is well worth watching.

Now that does sound truly fascinating. Added to my goodreads.com list just now!