Poor victims and their loved ones!" A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy is written by Sue Klebold, mother of Dylan Klebold. However we never get any insight as to why he tipped o. And, as she says, she and her husband Tom were “good” parents. This book reads like a taut justification defending how good her family is, while very subtly hinting at how "others" live: I 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. First, I want to deeply discredit reviews that state this book is nothing but a mother making excuses for her son. The Klebolds and Harrises were vilified, abused and sued. On 20th April, 1999 Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went to school with the intention to kill. “HOW COULD YOU NOT KNOW?? Dylan Klebold was one of the Columbine High School shooters, a murder spree whose infamy only grew in the months after events, once much of the evidence and backstory emerged. The diagnosis closes her questioning down. (At the time, Tom had been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and her older son had been found smoking pot, and she felt overtaxed.). How could you not know that Dylan was purchasing weapons? I feel a lot of compassion for her. A Mother’s Reckoning, book review. For now I will say that this broke my heart with it's bravery, honesty and compassion. Beneath the surface of any teenager's emotional expressions can be found torrential angst and calls for help. She has spent the last 15 years excavating every detail of her family life, and trying to understand the crucial intersection between mental health problems and violence. On hearing there was a shooting at Columbine, she prayed her son was safe. In the dazed aftermath, stories abounded: the killers were goths, were bullied, were part of a terrifying “trenchcoat mafia”. In addition, there were death threats, copious hate mail, unending questions, unfathomable guilt, endless lawsuits and public scrutiny. by Sue Klebold. Yet we persist in believing (it would be hopeless not to) that, once they arrive, we will in some deep way know our children, even as we grasp that parts of them will remain a mystery to us. There is no way we can expect her to have anticipated Columbine, especially as there was little precedent for it – she had the bad luck to be mother to a depressed teen whose anger intersected with Harris’s incipient psychopathy in a spectacularly toxic manner. I had a bad night a week ago. Published by wendopolis. Yet we persist in believing (it would be hopeless not to) that, once they arrive, we will in some deep way. I do hope for Klebold that writing this book has helped her find some peace. These are probably questions for another book, but they are questions that linger. It’s hard to criticise a book that so earnestly and willingly embraces self-exposure. (She actually calls it brain health and brain illness throughout her book, for a very smart reason. Review: A Mother’s Reckoning. Rolling in Raindrops. Over and over again, these are questions that Klebold has heard and continues to hear. Throughout, Klebold offers the argument that Dylan was a follower and that Eric Harris, his long-time friend and the other Columbine shooter, was the leader of this sadistic act. For nearly an hour, the pair, wearing black trench coats and carrying assault weapons, roved through their school, killing 12 students and one teacher and wounding 24 others before they killed themselves. (Having raised a son, I can attest that teenagers are often a difficult species to decode.). A Mother’s Reckoning by Sue Klebold review – why my son killed at Columbine The troubling, bestselling memoir is a search for understanding and a confessional, as well as … But at times this made Klebold’s book particularly painful. But then I picked up A Mother’s Reckoning. In the wake of epic tragedy, how does a parent come to terms with their child murdering other children and adults? I can't find that info here. April 20, 1999 – Columbine High School – Littleton, Colorado. ", Excellent follow-up story to COLUMBINE, but a very sad and terribly heartbreaking read. (This is an important message, but it certainly needs to be tempered with the realization that the vast majority of teenagers are not at risk of doing what Dylan did, or even of suicide.) Yet by her own account, Klebold seems to have viewed parenting mainly as an act of setting boundaries and providing a nice middle-class home, complete with after-school snacks, rather than really listening closely to her child. Out of the worst tragedies there surely sprouts some specks light and hope. A mother's Reckoning: Living in the aftermath of tragedy by Sue Klebold Published: February 15th 2016 by Crown Genre: Nonfiction, memoir, biography, true crime Pages: 336 “To all who feel alone, hopeless, and desperate - even in the arms of those who love them.” Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold shot and killed twelve students and… She has found her place as a suicide prevention advocate. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Anyway, again I don't blame her or her husband but frankly I got really bored with reading antecdotes about smart precocious funny Dylan. Sue Klebold literally says countless times, I am not excusing what my son did, so for anyone to make claims that this was the tone of the book, either didn't read the book, or read so with a pre-disposed opinion of The Klebods and/or the Columbine tragedy. A Mother’s Reckoning spends some time trying to come up with a solution to the rash of mass shootings, mulling the disastrous failure of our gun legislation. Mental refers to something intangible, and some experts believe that if we change the terminology from mental health to brain health, because the brain is something tangible that we KNOW needs attention, it could help people be more open to truths of mental/brain illness). Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Mental refers to something intangible, and some experts believe that if we change the terminology from ment. If you have a library card with a library that offers Overdrive, you can request the audiobook for free! She did so many things right by writing this book. ‘A Mother’s Reckoning’ is a rare insight into the life of a parent of a school shooter. I'm not sure how she survived. Ever. And she is condemned to a life in which some people will always try to reassure themselves that their child would never do what Dylan did by blaming his parents in their parenting and for failing to see what was coming – no matter what Klebold has to say. Sue Klebold is the mother of Dylan Klebold, who—along with his friend Eric Harris—opened fire on fellow students at … A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of the Columbine Tragedy is a hard but important look at the life of Dylan Klebold, and the legacy he left for parents Sue and Tom, and brother Byron. This book was a huge undertaking. Sigh, where to start. Sue Klebold is the mother of Dylan Klebold, one of the two shooters at Columbine High School in 1999 who killed 15 people before ending their own lives, a tragedy that saddened and galvanized the nation. That seems to be the premise of this book and makes it the ideal choice for the buddy with whom I chose to read this. Perhaps the most unnerving thing about having a child is that you don’t know in advance who he or she or “they” will turn out to be. As the book progresses, Klebold takes the reader back in time to depict Dylan as a loving boy who was extremely helpful and loving. On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Like other reviewers have said, this is a hard book to review. 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. What kind of parent are you? She has written one of the most honest and gut-wrenching books I’ve read in a long time. This book was extremely difficult to read at times, and I can only imagine how hard it was for Klebold to write. Instead of becoming paral, Sue Klebold is the mother of Dylan Klebold, one of the two shooters at Columbine High School in 1999 who killed 15 people before ending their own lives, a tragedy that saddened and galvanized the nation. I give my thoughts on the book by Sue Klebold (mother of Dylan Klebold) 'A Mothers Reckoning. True crime has been enjoying something... On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Free UK p&p over £10, online orders only. And part of my understanding at least a piece of this puzzle, I thought, was reading about the perspective of the woman who had raised Dylan. I have to admit I felt a little hesitant to order this at first, until I saw. What was done can’t be undone. However 80% of this book is her telling me what a normal family they were and what I normal childhood he had (and I believe it) and the other 20% that he had a brain disease and was suicidal (and I believe that too). There is no way to tell and while media outlets seem to bask in finding a whipping boy, finger pointing serves no fruitful purpose. "While every other mother in Littleton was praying that their child was safe, I had to pray that mine would die before he hurt anyone else.". Had Sue and Tom Klebold delved deeper into Dylan's life as soon as they can issues, would Columbine have been averted? To see what your friends thought of this book, I agree with those who have said it gives one a renewed sense of purpose. “So?” he says. This book is heart wrenching and fascinating, but it very much feels like something Sue Klebold had to write for her own. Review: A Mother’s Reckoning by Sue Klebold. Even she has asked herself the same question hundreds and hundreds of time. On July 22, 2016 By thehodgenator In adult, nonfiction, the hodgenator. This is not to toss all the blame onto Harris, but Klebold posits throughout that her son's less aggressive nature surfaced in journal entries, recorded messages, and in footage of the actual school shooting. Sue Klebold’s son, Dylan, was one of the two boys that carried out a … • To order A Mother’s Reckoning for £12.99 (RRP £16.99) go to bookshop.theguardian.com or call 0330 333 6846. How ought we to think about moral culpability in an age of psychiatric diagnoses? However, with the power of hindsight, Klebold could see what might have been warning signs of the smallest order. Sue Klebold seeks not to want to gloss over events or spend the entire book seeking pity from the reader, but to offer her own perspective of events and how she was blindsided by many of the narrative from April 20, 1999. Yet Dylan carried out horrific murders, depressed or not. Out of the worst tragedies there surely sprouts some specks light and hope. A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy is a 2016 memoir by Sue Klebold, the mother of Dylan Klebold.Along with Eric Harris, Dylan was one of the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. How does a mother or a father miss the signs of impending doom, the stockpiled weapons? I had just read Columbine by Dave Cullen and learned a ton about the school shooting in 1999. Review: A Mother’s Reckoning by Sue Klebold CONTENT WARNING: DISCUSSIONS REGARDING SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH I was a bit nervous going into this book and I’m not sure exactly what I expected, but I certainly didn’t expect a well-written book that made me feel more empathy for the family, especially the mother, of one of the Columbine shooters than I ever … Both come down to a kind of moral luck and accident of biology. The Christmas before the shooting he asked her to buy him a gun. Worse yet, if the suicide is preceded by mass murder. How did you not know that he was planning to blow up Columbine High School? A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold My rating: 4 of 5 stars Bravo, Sue Klebold! I’m fairly sure that this is the longest book review that I have written, I have tried to cut it down but can’t, it seems that I have a lot to say about A Mother’s Reckoning by Sue Klebold and feel the need to say it! Phone orders min p&p of £1.99. A great deal of this memoir is written from the perspective of what ac. And yet there are many places in the book where it’s hard to believe she couldn’t see past the face Dylan was presenting. shooting, she … It is definitely worth the read and changed my perspective on the parents of Dylan. What a monster! Sadder still when the child is young. Later, when she heard that her son was involved, she found herself praying he would die. It is definitely worth the read and changed my perspective on the parents of. A Mother’s 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. If nothing else was accomplished (and there definitely is more), this book has changed my outlook. This book is heart wrenching and fascinating, but it very much feels like something Sue Klebold had to write for her own benefit, as part of her own healing process. 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. It would be easy to admire Sue Klebold for her courage in writing a Mother’s Reckoning. But amongst the more trivial things in this book—like Klebold's excellent writing for someone who doesn't do this professionally—I think what stands out most is Klebold's optimism and faith that we. Sue Klebold expresses the emotional turmoil from the moment she receives the frantic call from her husband to come home from work on that horrific day, and documents the difficult task of trying to unravel the mystery of a son they loved and thought they knew so well. 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. It is sad, but down to earth and honest. Klebold is honest and heartbreaking. I believe this was partially because of the book I was reading. Or, they were so disengaged in their lives they were just plain oblivious. They murdered thirteen people – twelve students and a teacher – and injured twenty-four. 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. Addressing teen suicide and the inner turmoil that Dylan faced, Sue is blunt in her message to parents: do not ignore anything that seems out of place. I live here in Littleton and knew people involved in the tragedy. But having listened for the past few weeks to the audio version of Klebold’s book with rapt attention and a knotted stomach, I think it is probably more accurate to thank Klebold for openly sharing part of her journey in dealing with her son Dylan’s participation in the Columbine shootings. A MOTHER'S RECKONING is a detailed and graphic account of the carefully planned massacre that occurred at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. 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. As she tells the story, when Dylan called out “bye” the morning of the attacks, she heard in his tone “a sneer, almost, as if he’d been caught in the middle of a fight with someone”. Over the years, after a long time researching the Columbine case, I'd learned to view Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris as human beings. $28. to come to terms with her son Dylan’s role in the infamous. I was not a mother when Columbine happened. A Mother’s Reckoning – Review by Lee. Final Note: Author profits from this book will be donated to research and charitable foundations focusing on mental health issues. A Mother’s Reckoning by Sue Klebold. Klebold is brave to try to tell her story. Summary of A Mother’s Reckoning by Sue Klebold | Includes Analysis Preview: In her memoir A Mother’s Reckoning, Sue Klebold struggles. It was obviously extremely important for her to write this book, and admirably she is giving all profits to mental health research. First, I want to deeply discredit reviews that state this book is nothing but a mother making excuses for her son. At high school, he became absorbed in video games after failing to make the baseball team. I believe Sue was very brave for writing this book and knowing that 100% of the profits goes to brain health and suicide prevention is an awesome gesture on her part. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published When the Columbine massacre occurred in April of 1999, I recall judging the parents. Sue Klebold has the insurmountable task of penning this piece and trying not to get lost in the accusations surrounding the pall left by her son. A teacher flagged a story he had written – from the point of view of a gunman – as disturbingly violent. Writing 16 years after the. Crown. No one wants to even have a passing thought that their child could kill another person, let alone murder many. Sigh, where to start. It took me three very long days to get through this book and I honestly wish that I did not read it. It is so heartbreaking. This book is Klebold’s attempt to tell her story: the story of their family life, their parenting, and the complete and utter lack of signs leading up to. Sue Klebold has the insurmountable task of penning this piece and trying not to get lost in the accusations surrounding the pall left by her son. What kind of mother fails to see that her son is a killer? On the one hand, I sympathize with Klebold, but I have to say that I think publishing this book was a mistake. It is actually the exact opposite of that, and at times, almost has nothing to do with her son, but more of raising awareness on suicide and mental health. How does a mother or a father miss the signs of impending doom, the stockpiled weapons? However we never get any insight as to why he tipped over the edge to commit mass murder. Susan Dominus’s review of “A Mother’s Reckoning” by Sue Klebold, the mother of one of the two boys who killed 12 classmates and a teacher, and then killed themselves, at … I read this book because a friend of mine suggested it. But She persisted in thinking everything was OK, even though Dylan had been suspended from school and arrested for stealing, with Harris, electronic equipment from a parked van. Instead of becoming paralyzed by her grief and remorse, she has become a passionate and effective agent working tirelessly to advance mental health awareness and intervention. The stranger you fear may be your own son or daughter.”, “We teach our kids the importance of good dental care, proper nutrition, and financial responsibility. This is devastating. See all 10 questions about A Mother's Reckoning…, 2016: What Women Born In The 1970s Read in 2016, A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy (Feb 14 - Apr 30, 2020), A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy / Sue Klebold. This book deserves a more eloquent review than I can muster this late in the evening. I can’t say that I wouldn’t do the same if I found myself in her shoes. She also spends much of the book suggesting that all parents should be extremely vigilant about any signs of depression in their children and teenagers because Dylan had done a very good job of concealing his true state of mind right up to the date of the shootings. If a true crime audiobook is your idea of the perfect listen, then this post is for you. Welcome back. 305 pp. The narrative arc takes us from denial to anger to acceptance and some kind of comprehension. This tension is at the heart of Sue Klebold’s gripping, troubling and bestselling memoir, A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy, which recounts one of the most horrible experiences a parent can endure: the death of a child, compounded by the shocking realisation that you failed to know him. But we never think about the killer's loved ones. A Mother’s Reckoning is compelling as a grief memoir. Dylan Kleb. They also planted bombs that – had they functioned as planned – would have taken the lives of hundreds more. Start by marking “A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy” as Want to Read: Error rating book. That seems to be the premise of this book and makes it the ideal choice for the buddy with whom I chose to read this. Over the course of minutes, they would kill twelve students and a teacher and wound twenty-four others before taking their own lives. It was heartbreaking. The journey to becoming a so called monster was too complex, and to understand why they came to do inhuman things you first need to understand how they were as humans in the first place. The book begins on the day of the Columbine High School Massacre, and ends on the same day; except by the end Sue mentions all the things that she missed and would have done differently had she known about mental health issues. We’d love your help. By Rachel Shteir Globe Correspondent, February 17, ... After finishing “A Mother’s Reckoning,’’ I longed to know why. She spends much of the book assuring her audience – and herself – that she was the best parent she could be. But I am left with the uncomfortable feeling that she is looking for some form of public salvation – through the lengthy reflections on her good parenting and on the efforts she has made since Columbine to be a good person despite the circumstances. Looks like I am in the minority on this one. Who reads the audio version? I have probably crossed paths with Sue a hundred times, maybe a thousand, but I don't know her. This was a difficult book to read. And this is why we have to think through our response to that story, noting her omissions, assumptions and blind spots – as well as her courageous insights into the unknowable nature of her son. February 15th 2016 To read it is to be unforgettably drawn into the devastation she endured: on the day of the attacks, Tom told her he was going to try to get into the school, and she tells him he could be killed. This story is about how Sue Klebold, Dylan’s mother, has coped with her … In this account, Klebold also takes full responsibility for missing the signs that Dylan was depressed and in trouble admitting he did in fact show outward signals of suicide that she dismissed not recognizing them for what they were at the time, but now understands after consulting with numerous mental health experts. Refresh and try again. Sue Klebold is a very strong woman, I don't know how she got through all of this. I have close friends that lived near the Klebold home. It was heartbreaking. Book Review ‘A Mother’s Reckoning’ doesn’t dig deep enough. Anxiety, sensory overload, shaking, scratching, crying, dark thoughts and an overwhelming need to hurt myself and control the pain. 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. March 11, 2016 Paige Reviews 0 ★★★★ A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold Published by Crown on February 15, 2016 Genres: Adult Nonfiction, Memoir Pages: 336 Format: eBook Source: Bought Goodreads Not only they lost a loved one if this is a murder-suicide situation, they don't get any sympathy from people for their loss. Could she have seen it coming? 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