tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post1574854418101393478..comments2023-09-17T06:13:58.403-04:00Comments on Unshakeable Hope: How History Plays a Role in the Value of a BookHeidi Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-21552972676264795572010-01-28T09:29:18.871-05:002010-01-28T09:29:18.871-05:00Dave - yes, I remembered who GM was. I think his m...Dave - yes, I remembered who GM was. I think his message is plastered in every interview and mention of your book, which I discovered researching for our interview. :) The cut and paste technique certainly loses it power with that kind of blind repetition.<br /><br />I think reporting has evolved into something more literary than it used to be. Both 10 Days and Columbine were devoid of an excess of sensationalism, and yet I felt the power of your book and it's situation much more intensely. I can't imagine it won't stick around for a very long time.<br /><br />Congrats on all the awards! They seem to just keep coming. :)Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-88362981781390760262010-01-28T02:32:57.959-05:002010-01-28T02:32:57.959-05:00FYI, Our buddy GM runs the Denver publisher that p...FYI, Our buddy GM runs the Denver publisher that put out the book he's hawking. (I can't remember if you were aware of that.) I don't think he reads the posts.Dave Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147629998855818290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-45430299325728441662010-01-28T02:31:24.142-05:002010-01-28T02:31:24.142-05:00Interesting. It's nice to know, presumably, th...Interesting. It's nice to know, presumably, that the art of writing has advanced.<br /><br />And I loved the last bit, comparing it to my book. I sure hope you're right about Columbine lasting.<br /><br />Thanks.Dave Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147629998855818290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-47110473072439761472010-01-27T13:54:17.009-05:002010-01-27T13:54:17.009-05:00Very interesting Heidi. I'm sure it has stood ...Very interesting Heidi. I'm sure it has stood the test of time because of the real story behind the story. But now I'll have to read it, even though the writing is terrible! I hope you enjoy your new e-reader.Jessie Oliveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232456334069794107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-41811624905028885442010-01-27T10:50:56.356-05:002010-01-27T10:50:56.356-05:00Sigh. GM - did you even read the post or do you ju...Sigh. GM - did you even read the post or do you just cut and paste your statement whenever Cullen's book shows up? <br /><br />This wasn't a post about the accuracy of his book. It's about a book printed in 1887. <br /><br />You already left this message in another post on my blog. I get it. Really, I do.Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-15021673369462101312010-01-27T10:41:36.398-05:002010-01-27T10:41:36.398-05:00Cullen , who first reported on the story for the o...Cullen , who first reported on the story for the online magazine Salon, acknowledges in the book's source notes that thoughts he attributes to Klebold and Harris are conjecture gleaned from the record the pair left behind.<br /><br />Jeff Kass takes a more straightforward approach in "Columbine: A True Crime Story," working backward from the events of the fateful day.<br />The Denver Post<br /><br />Mr. Cullen insists that the killers enjoyed "far more friends than the average adolescent," with Harris in particular being a regular Casanova who "on the ultimate high school scorecard . . . outscored much of the football team." The author's footnotes do not reveal how he knows this; when I asked him about it while preparing this review, Mr. Cullen said he did not necessarily mean to imply that Harris was sexually active. But what else would such words mean?<br /><br />"Eric and Dylan never had any girlfriends," the more sober Mr. Kass writes, and were "probably virgins upon death."<br /> Wall Street Journalgmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14094059824216640956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-2584120113094382952010-01-27T10:29:53.237-05:002010-01-27T10:29:53.237-05:00Christy - it was definitely a flashback to a diffe...Christy - it was definitely a flashback to a different day! The clash between what really mattered and what I don't think should (like table linens and out of tune pianos) made me wonder what kind of priviledged upbring she had, since surely not many people in NY had those things!<br /><br />I'm sure the writing was different back then, too. Reporting especially. It's interesting, Joanne, that your daughter had to read it! I wonder what the teaching objective was?Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-64131550578384484922010-01-27T09:00:52.878-05:002010-01-27T09:00:52.878-05:00I never read this, but I remember my daughter read...I never read this, but I remember my daughter reading this in school and writing a report on it. So my thinking is that you're on to something when you say it's the historical value rather than the literary value. Which I guess does have a place in the evolving of our society, and so is used in the school systems. Fascinating story, though, maybe even more so with the indiscrepancies you mention.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-47305503294337319852010-01-27T03:59:02.925-05:002010-01-27T03:59:02.925-05:00The book sounds... old. Like when you pick up real...The book sounds... old. Like when you pick up really old editions of Good Housekeeping and the pages talk about how women should be happy as homemakers and not try to get jobs.<br /><br />Maybe it was good writing for the time? Writing can be dated, just like acting-- where all the minorities are shop keepers and servants and everone is inflected; speaking with a slight British accent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com