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I‘ve been really looking forward to rereading this strange sort of true crime graphic novel memoir. I think it‘s a really interesting project to discuss a serial killer almost entirely before his crimes happened, and think about signs that went missed and what went wrong before any crimes took place. I like how this book had a lot of compassion in many directions but was ultimately, clearly, anti serial killing.

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Meh. After watching the Netflix series and a bunch of interviews, this graphic novel didn‘t tell me anything new. I appreciate how he portrayed Dahmer as an unfortunate figure, who could have turned out different in better circumstances, but still placed full blame on Dahmer himself for his actions.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Backderf was Dahmer‘s high school classmate in small town Ohio. This title, incredible as it is, makes them sound like closer friends than actually portrayed, but I think that also speaks to the general oddness of Dahmer‘s character. Integral background information about his behavior, home life, and substance abuse are addressed in detail. While I didn‘t love the artwork, it was effective. A solid graphic memoir.

I‘ve lost a lot of reading time this past week to this Netflix series! Very disturbing and wow, Evan Peters (as Dahmer) is impressive.

I read the tagged graphic memoir several years ago and would definitely recommend to readers of true crime. Backderf was Dahmer‘s classmate in 1970s Ohio. He‘s looking back at what he and others knew of this boy who became the man who took so many lives and destroyed many others.

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Y'all know I know my serial killers 😬💋 the book is decent and I'm trying to get into the Netflix show but it's kind of a buzzkill because I know the story already. People are so shocked with the show. Do they not know what mentally/emotionally deranged individuals are capable of? Dahmer's story is definitely one of the more disturbing/fascinating from a mental illness standpoint. Spooky season #truecrime.

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My husband and I binged all 10 episodes this weekend! I can‘t say I “enjoyed” this series but it did keep me watching. I felt so bad for the many victims, including the families of those he killed. Just awful! Given this I definitely think he counts as a killer for my #scarathlondailyprompts +5 points for the photo prompt and +50 for all ten episodes! #scarathlon #teamslaughter

A really truly difficult read, but an important lens to look at a really terrible person through. The writer was at high school with Dahmer and records his and his friends‘ memories of him, including some very very creepy material, but more importantly the huge number of times adults at school could have noticed and intervened in his life. This is the story of a truly frightening person and also a school full of adults that failed to step in.

This arrived in the mail today! Thanks so much @HeathHof ! I had a lot of fun with you guys @Maggie4483 . On that note, is it ok if I hold on to “The Serial Killer Whisperer” for one more week @Patchshank ? I failed at staying on track this month.