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A Mother's Reckoning
- Living in the Aftermath of the Columbine Tragedy
- Narrated by: Andrew Solomon, Sue Klebold
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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Summary
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 12 students and a teacher and wound 24 others before taking their own lives.
For the last 16 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 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 organisations focusing on mental health issues.
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- Kindle Customer
- 29-01-20
Eye opening, and heartbreaking
a mother who did everything right, and still lost it all, so tragic. great book
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- Alan J Power
- 21-08-17
An import book
A stunning account from a different perspective. We seldom think of the family of murderers and the burden of guilt they carry. This book tells the story of a mother who has spent years trying to understand how and why her son did what he did.
She makes no excuses and seemingly leaves no rocks unturned in her pursuit for some kind of reckoning or truth.
She also makes the case for understanding how these tragedies are primarily murder-suicides; her son chose to die that day, before he went on his murder spree. Her assessment and research into the brain illness that leads to suicide is rigorous and engaging and I left the book feeling that murder-suicide is behind the modern terrorism that has peppered western cities in recent years. Here, as in Columbine, we have young men (they're always men and they are usually young) carrying out mass murder but they are also choosing to die themselves.
If the author is still struggling with the regret, shame and horror of what her son did at least she has sued des in opening up a debate in which murder-suicide is taken seriously and parents, peers, teachers, health professional and law enforcers are better equipped to understand and hopefully prevent it.
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- Mrsmcnair
- 23-06-16
Emotional and informative
I couldn't stop listening to this once I started, and finished it in three days. It was very interesting to hear from the side of the killer's family, which to be honest I had not before given much thought. Sue has a calm, easy to listen to voice, and I think this book was all the better for being read by the author. It is not a "pity me" book and Sue Klebold does not shy away from being honest. All parents should read this.
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- Andyl
- 19-02-23
Real brutal and honest
Loved the authenticity of this story. Sue uncompromisingly digs deep. It’s hard to listen to in places but worth it.
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- Shiv
- 17-09-19
Incredibly enlightening
Beautifully narrated by Sue Klebold herself, she gives an insight into the tragic events that unfolded. It also gives one a renewed sense of purpose. There's a powerful message about brain and mental health, and it is nice to know that "All author profits from the book will be donated to research and to charitable organizations focusing on mental health issues." In a time where media frenzy and mass murder has become a source of pop culture, this reading is sensitive and fair. It's reflective and honest and no doubt was incredibly difficult to write, let alone come to terms with. Her vulnerability has shown enormous strength. It's dark, haunting and will leave a life-lasting impression.
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- Anonymous User
- 31-05-21
Seeringly honest. Achingly tough.
I loved it. The subject matter is etched into my memory. I know we should not name the perpetrators but Sue had to tell her story.
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- Joshua William Lowe
- 29-06-22
Morbid but insightful
A dark yet fascinating journey into the lives affected at Columbine, highly recommended if you study the tragedy.
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- Jessica Margaret
- 21-05-23
heartbreaking
Sue Klebold is absolutely inspiring. I spent much of this book crying and empathizing with her pain. brilliantly written and loved that she was the narrator.
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- Barry John Moylan
- 01-04-16
Honest and Frank.
Heartbreakingly honest account. Sue Klebold should be heralded for her bravery in publishing this account.
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- Michael O'Shea
- 03-05-23
Beautifully written, powerful read
Beautifully written book, powerful book. Audio is great, very well read. A must listen
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