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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Nineteen Minutes | Jodi Picoult
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“If you gave someone your heart and they died, did they take it with them? Did you spend the rest of forever with a hole inside you that couldn't be filled?”

#LuckyinLove
#HoldingHands

This book was so heartbreaking 💔

Eggs Beautiful book 💔 2mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Nineteen Minutes | Jodi Picoult
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1) piano 🎹

2) I recommend the tagged! This is also on the banned book list… Love all of her books 📚

#Two4Tuesday on Wednesday!

Deifio Do I dare ask why it's on the banned book list? 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Deifio all of her books are controversial and this one is about a school shooting 💔 4mo
TheSpineView Never too late to learn to play piano! ❤️🎹❤️ 4mo
Deifio Wow! That seems like a rollercoaster of a book! I've never read a book by Jodi Picoult, which one would you recommend? I know she's one of your favourite authors. 3mo
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MCowles
Nineteen Minutes | Jodi Picoult
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Not my usual, but good twist and kept me guessing

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Cinfhen
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Mehso-so

While the author did a ton of research and really dug deep her primary focus was on the deplorable people who call themselves TRUTHERS ( conspiracy theorists) but they are nothing more than troubled, sick individuals who are allowed to spew nonsense - The events at SH were so heinous and then for people to claim SH was a sham is just beyond cruel. My heart broke for the victims families but this book was not the tribute I was expecting. 👇🏽

Cinfhen It was wayyyy too long and the author went on too many side tangents about other hoaxers, conspiracies and debunkers. 6mo
Centique Great review Cindy 😘 6mo
Cinfhen Thanks @Centique 😘 6mo
Megabooks Great review!! 6mo
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Kristy_K
Parkland | Dave Cullen
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Pickpick

Written by the journalist who wrote Columbine, I went into this expecting the same hard-hitting, deep dive he produced there. However, here Cullen focuses on the survivors of the Parkland tragedy & how the event spurred them to create a movement. While still emotional, & definitely inspirational, it didn‘t affect me quite the way his book on Columbine. I did learn new facts & am in awe of these teens (now mostly adults).

Aimeesue The Parkland survivors‘ group held a protest this weekend at the NRA headquarters near me. They had to shut down one of the streets, which was pretty excellent. 7mo
Kristy_K @Aimeesue Oh wow. This didn‘t really go into if they were still active now, so it‘s cool to hear they‘re still working toward change. 7mo
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Sleepswithbooks
Parkland | Dave Cullen
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I clearly remember the afternoon of the shooting. Police sirens were screaming and it sounded like helicopters were on the rooftop of my apartment. Only a year ago we learned about another former student who killed himself, unable to deal with the trauma. Multiple kids… now adults… with suicide attempts… after experiencing this. No one needs automatic weapons besides our military. When the f*ck will laws acknowledge this? And I AM a gun owner.

TheBookHippie It distresses me as well… when will it be enough?! 9mo
KathyWheeler My sister-in-law accused me of hating guns and wanting to ban all gun ownership because I feel like you do. She said that I probably don‘t even know how to shot one; well, I do, and I enjoy target shooting, but there is simply no honest reason why anyone who is not in the military needs to have some of these guns. This gun worship in the USA is so frustrating! 9mo
Monica5 I never understood why the made military grade guns available to civilians. I'm a gun owner, and to me they should outlaw them and make them only available for military. 9mo
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Amiable My son is a Marine, and he completely agrees with you. (As do I!) 9mo
The_Book_Ninja If Sandy Hook alone wasn‘t enough for America to ban guns, then it never will 9mo
kspenmoll I agree with you all- it‘s terrifying how many People have military grade guns & how many deaths we have just in first 6 mths of 2023 due to guns. 9mo
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DogMomIrene
Parkland | Dave Cullen
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Pickpick

Traces birth of March for Our Lives in the aftermath of the MSD school mass shooting. David Cullen‘s the media go-to analyst for school shootings, but he recognized that fewer people are concerned with the motive of the shooter. Instead, people are searching for solutions. Sadly, I don‘t think sensible solutions will be implemented in such a divided America. Still a powerful listen.

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ncsufoxes
Columbine | Dave Cullen
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Pickpick

Hard subject matter but such a good & important book. I was a senior in college when Columbine happened & I remember the media coverage. I remember sitting in horror & watching it all unfold. Cullen was there from day 1 watching, reacting, trying to understand & then reporting on what was happening. He‘s dedicated his career to reporting about the horrors of school shootings that are way too common place in America. He‘s thoroughly investigated

ncsufoxes what lead up to Columbine as well as the aftermath. There was so much unknown at the time about who & why Eric & Dylan did what they did, he lays it all out there. It was fascinating but sad to learn more. The media‘s role was also frustrating & disgusting to see how they can frame the narrative just to be the first to report. Definitely one that makes you think & sticks with you. #bookspin #nonfiction2023 prompt: Zombie (used throughout book) 10mo
jlhammar Excellent book! I read it shortly after this one and I thought they paired really well 10mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 10mo
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Megz
Columbine | Dave Cullen
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Yummy yo-sushi and a good book #columbine #davecullen

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SarahBookInterrupted
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Check out Kim‘s book recommendation on Book Interrupted‘s Manuscript Monday. https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/manuscript-monday-nineteen-minutes