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Join Our Spoiler-Welcome Discussion of T. Kingfisher’s Books  

A hopeful book about a school shooting.

Parkland: Birth of a Movement by Dave Cullen

December 27, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

I would have probably gotten around to this eventually, but it was this month’s pick for my IRL book club, and I ended up liking it quite a bit, more for its tone than for the actual book itself. It’s very hopeful. But Columbine was the better book, in my opinion. Not that we have to compare the two, but even just for the amount of time and effort put into that book, the output was that much more impactful, and well put together after […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: birth of a movement, dave cullen, Gun Violence, journalism, narfna, non fiction, parkland, parkland: birth of a movement

narfna's CBR11 Review No:132 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: birth of a movement, dave cullen, Gun Violence, journalism, narfna, non fiction, parkland, parkland: birth of a movement ·
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Four Days in November

June 27, 2015 by Caitlin_D Leave a Comment

San Antonio has the Alamo. Austin has the capital. Dallas has the assassination of John F. Kennedy. I grew up in a suburb of Dallas; besides the eponymous TV show, the assassination of our 35th president is our biggest claim to “fame.” I’ve visited the 6th Floor museum on a couple field trips and seen my city’s stamp on history with my own eyes. While the museum has lost its sense of wonder for me, the assassination itself still interests me. I was a bit […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: jfk, john f kennedy, parkland, Vincent Bugliosi

Caitlin_D's CBR7 Review No:31 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: jfk, john f kennedy, parkland, Vincent Bugliosi ·
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