tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post6856797147528783547..comments2024-03-28T12:37:52.967-05:00Comments on All The Book Blog Names Are Taken: Killers in the Classroom: Case Studies of School Rampage ShootersSarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-55614110563953272872018-06-26T21:14:47.758-05:002018-06-26T21:14:47.758-05:00You'd think so, right?? It started out fine, b...You'd think so, right?? It started out fine, but when the author started making very general statements like, "Kids who are small for their age get bullied"...yeah, that's not always true, and where is your research to back that up? But there was ZILCH. I will have to check if the book was self-published - the author mentioned in her acknowledgements that her mother helped edit her drafts. You'd think even a small publisher would nix a project without any sources cited!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-28027841114038199852018-06-26T21:12:35.026-05:002018-06-26T21:12:35.026-05:00It was. So much potential wasted on what could hav...It was. So much potential wasted on what could have been a good book. I was appalled by the situations where friends were even "in on it". There was one boy who, his friends helped get him a gun, one offered to film it so he would be famous even after he was dead, and they made sure all their friends got to the library safely, so they could watch what was happening in the lobby of the school. It is all so sick.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-32204534266790354342018-06-26T13:50:32.665-05:002018-06-26T13:50:32.665-05:00So important in a book of this genre to be able to...So important in a book of this genre to be able to back up assertions and to get the facts straight. I'm amazed there's no bibliography - surely that's just basic good manners to all the other researchers whose previous work assisted in this tome?Stephanie Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-68299114092514472362018-06-26T06:54:11.908-05:002018-06-26T06:54:11.908-05:00Sounds a bit disappointing overall. I agree that i...Sounds a bit disappointing overall. I agree that if you suspect someone is going to do a shooting or something, you bear responsibility in part if you say nothing and people die.chucklesthescothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423562114343636659noreply@blogger.com