Not a bad presentation of the Clyde & Bonnie story. There wasn't as much commentary and character analysis as I would have liked to have seen; I wanted to know what exactly drove these two impoverished young people from the really poor side of town connect and then stay connected as they embarked on a short-lived and often miserably destitute life of murder and robbery. So many of their crimes were committed, as John Dillinger once said dismissively, "For grocery money." What w... (show more)

Not a bad presentation of the Clyde & Bonnie story. There wasn't as much commentary and character analysis as I would have liked to have seen; I wanted to know what exactly drove these two impoverished young people from the really poor side of town connect and then stay connected as they embarked on a short-lived and often miserably destitute life of murder and robbery. So many of their crimes were committed, as John Dillinger once said dismissively, "For grocery money." What would keep them struggling to keep food in their stomachs and clothes on their backs while remaining loyal to each other to the inevitably dramatic and violent end of their lives? Not many answers or even speculation was forthcoming in this book other than the obvious "They were in love. They were devoted to each other." But all the crimes and the life on the run were depicted in very thorough detail. Lots of action, less relationship analysis than I was looking for. (show less)

What Brooks Brown, close friend of one of the deceased shooters, has to say about the events which transpired to bring about the devastation at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 is very valuable and well-worth listening to. In spite of snippets heard and reported elsewhere that Harris and Klebold were NOT victims of bullying and may in fact have been perpetrators of blullying, Brown sets the record straight in reveaing the depressing social pecking-order firmly installed at the modern ... (show more)

What Brooks Brown, close friend of one of the deceased shooters, has to say about the events which transpired to bring about the devastation at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 is very valuable and well-worth listening to. In spite of snippets heard and reported elsewhere that Harris and Klebold were NOT victims of bullying and may in fact have been perpetrators of blullying, Brown sets the record straight in reveaing the depressing social pecking-order firmly installed at the modern high school in affluent suburban Denver. Anybody who knows anyting about a high school knows that administrators and teachers are less than knowldgeable about what goes on in their school's hallways and dark recesses when there is no staff present. They don't see the inside joksters looks that pass amongst members of the popular social set as that group of privelege uses every "nice kid" trick in the book to stay at the top of the heap social and denegrate those who would dare cast a glance toward the mountain of popularity.Brown is very clear and honest when discussing the school climate prior to the shootings. He also makes it very clear that he does not condone in anyway what the gunman did to shatter the "safe" image "School" has always meant to the American psyche. But he points out that a little empathy from the adults in charge would have gone a long way in helping curb the emotions that exploded that April day, leaving 15 dead and many more seriously injured, both physically and mentally. As I always said to my kids as they left for their first days of high schoool each year---"Don't give anyone a reason to want to shoot you." And as for the staffers at high schools---sometimes ignorance is NOT bliss. Sometimes ignorance is a sure presecription for mayhem. (show less)