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| Title | : | A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy |
| Author | : | Sue Klebold |
| Book Format | : | Audiobook |
| Book Edition | : | eAudio |
| Pages | : | Pages: 11 pages |
| Published | : | February 23rd 2016 by Books On Tape (first published February 15th 2016) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Crime. True Crime. Biography. Audiobook |
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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 recent 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.
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| Original Title: | A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy ISBN13 9780147526724 |
| Edition Language: | English URL https://www.recordedbooks.com/title-details/9780147526724 |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography (2016) |
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Ratings: 4.13 From 28384 Users | 4326 ReviewsDiscuss Epithetical Books A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
5 starsI can't believe it's been 17 years (and dozens of mass shootings henceforth) since the horrible events of April 20, 1999 in Littleton, Colorado. The havoc wrought at Columbine High School that spring day would become the very essence of parents' nightmares in the US and world-wide. I didn't become a parent until nine years after Columbine, but I'm sure its hoary tendrils have subconsciously wormed their way into my worst fears: how can I possibly keep my kid safe when I send her toI found Sue Klebold to be honest, empathic, and credible with the facts she gathered and presented them well, and willing to take responsibility for her son. A Mothers Reckoning is a sincere gesture in sharing and I thought Sue Klebold shared some very important information, messages and insight to living in the aftermath of tragedy. Sue takes us from, denial to acceptance and then to some kind of comprehension of her life and the part of the tragedy committed by her son. I think this is
I am not sure how you review something like this - a mother's recounting of a cherished son's life, the heinous act he commits and the aftermath of that act on her life and family. I'm giving it a 3.5 just in terms of the writing, readability and narrative flow but I am in no position to review the veracity of what happened here.All I can say is that I feel great sympathy for Sue Klebold and everyone affected by this tragedy. She does a great job of giving readers insight into what it would be
I think now more than ever in a time when the Internet and Social Media has become such a huge part of teenagers and children's every day life and parents struggle to know exactly what their kids are browsing or becoming sucked into, this book raises important alarms or even important discussions which as parents we need to be having. I had recently read and when a goodreads member reviewed by Sue Klebold I really wanted to read it to try and understand why a teenager could commit such
This book was extremely difficult to read at times, and I can only imagine how hard it was for Klebold to write. It's a horrible story and one that we sadly see repeated year after year; and it's hard not to feel defeated, like things will never change and there's nothing we can do about it. But amongst the more trivial things in this booklike Klebold's excellent writing for someone who doesn't do this professionallyI think what stands out most is Klebold's optimism and faith that we can change
I live here in Littleton and knew people involved in the tragedy. I attend the church that planted 15 trees (including two for Dylan and Eric). I have probably crossed paths with Sue a hundred times, maybe a thousand, but I don't know her. I have close friends that lived near the Klebold home. We joined those friends in praying as they left notes on her mailbox, etc. I have a private counseling office one mile south of Columbine High School. Not a day goes by when I drive by the school that I
I finished this audiobook more than two weeks ago and I still really don't know how to review it. It was heartbreaking. I was not a mother when Columbine happened. I was stunned when I saw the news that day but I can't recall ever considering how the mothers of the shooters might be feeling. Ever. This is devastating. Sue Klebold's life as she knew it ended abruptly on that day 17 years ago when she not only lost her son, but was left behind to piece together a puzzle that could never be
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